diff --git a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
index 36544ba2f1..78bd70a826 100644
--- a/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+++ b/tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
@@ -150,4 +150,4 @@
 
 - name: Try a hack
   set_fact:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: !!null
+    ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3