diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index ec34cbf82141fdf177cf14f1b9bf8d1d0cb3bb3e..d1e4f9f129957ab545fc880a9e249f242e0b3bf9 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ansible_prerequirements_packages:
-  - python2
+  - python
   - lsb-release
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 216b7662fe13a6034d6111a4daea1c86d9a91572..e12705c0c570bb1bb9a86f066e8dea6688bc85ca 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,3 +8,10 @@
   with_items: '{{ ansible_prerequirements_packages }}'
   register: command_res
   changed_when: "'there is nothing to do' not in command_res.stdout"
+
+- name: PREREQUIREMENTS | Gather facts
+  setup: null
+
+- name: PEREQUIREMENTS | Update inventory
+  set_fact:
+    ansible_python_interpreter: python3