diff --git a/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/tasks/main.yml
index 1232213b23..a293e07e8b 100644
--- a/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/taskotron/taskotron-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@
   when: deployment_type in ['dev', 'stg', 'prod']
 
 - name: hotfix libtaskotron to set longer timeout for testcloud, this should be temporary fix though :/
-  replace: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/libtaskotron/ext/disposable/vm.py regexp=', timeout=60\):' replace=', timeout=120):' backup=yes
-  when: deployment_type in ['stg', 'prod']
+  replace: dest=/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/libtaskotron/ext/disposable/vm.py regexp=', timeout=60\):' replace=', timeout=120):' backup=yes
+  when: deployment_type in ['dev']
 
 - name: setup nested virt on virthosts with nested=true variable
   copy: src=kvm_intel.conf dest=/etc/modprobe.d/kvm_intel.conf