diff --git a/ansible/configs/ans-tower-lab-ng/post_software.yml b/ansible/configs/ans-tower-lab-ng/post_software.yml
index 45d68868642..90b0e53d5ff 100644
--- a/ansible/configs/ans-tower-lab-ng/post_software.yml
+++ b/ansible/configs/ans-tower-lab-ng/post_software.yml
@@ -61,7 +61,9 @@
             state: present                       
             executable: pip3                     
     
-        - name: Inject Ansible Tower license     
+        - name: Inject Ansible Tower license
+          vars:
+            ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
           command: awx-cli setting modify LICENSE @/root/license.txt --insecure
             
         - when: tower_credentials is defined