diff --git a/.github/deploy/inventory.yaml b/.github/deploy/inventory.yaml
index 285b6f345..4b2370f32 100644
--- a/.github/deploy/inventory.yaml
+++ b/.github/deploy/inventory.yaml
@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ nest:
   hosts:
     nest_staging:
       ansible_host: "{{ lookup('env', 'STAGING_HOST_IP_ADDRESS') }}"
+      ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
       ansible_ssh_private_key_file: "{{ lookup('env', 'STAGING_SSH_PRIVATE_KEY_PATH') }}"
       ansible_user: staging