diff --git a/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/package_checks.yml b/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/package_checks.yml
index 49d2037c4e..4da8264afd 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/package_checks.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/prechecks/tasks/package_checks.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 - name: Checking docker-py version
-  command: python -c "import docker; print docker.__version__"
+  command: "{{ ansible_python.executable }} -c \"import docker; print docker.__version__\""
   register: result
   changed_when: false
   failed_when: result | failed or