diff --git a/roles/restore_backups/tasks/amazon.yml b/roles/restore_backups/tasks/amazon.yml
index bf32125..2444212 100644
--- a/roles/restore_backups/tasks/amazon.yml
+++ b/roles/restore_backups/tasks/amazon.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@
   command: amazon-linux-extras install -y "postgresql{{ postgres_version }}"
   args:
     creates: /usr/bin/psql
+  environment:
+    PYTHON: /bin/python