diff --git a/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml b/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml
index c5f297e..e00bd65 100644
--- a/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml
+++ b/group_vars/aws_node_local.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #
 #    https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_variables.html
 
-ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ pipenv_venv | default(omit) }}"
+ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ pipenv_venv | default('/usr/bin/python') }}"
 
 java_major_version: "8"
 postgres_version: "9.6"