diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 72225f4b..4e593922 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ octavia_security_group_rule_cidr:
 # ssh enabled - switch to True if you need ssh access to the amphora
 octavia_ssh_enabled: False
 octavia_ssh_key_name: octavia_key
-octavia_keypair_setup_host: "{{ openstack_keypair_setup_host | default('localhost') }}"
+octavia_keypair_setup_host: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host | default('localhost') }}"
+octavia_keypair_setup_host_python_interpreter: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host_python_interpreter | default((octavia_keypair_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_python['executable'])) }}"
 # port the agent listens on
 octavia_agent_port: "9443"
 octavia_health_manager_port: 5555
diff --git a/tasks/octavia_keypair.yml b/tasks/octavia_keypair.yml
index 8c80d9d5..58925e42 100644
--- a/tasks/octavia_keypair.yml
+++ b/tasks/octavia_keypair.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
 - name: Create keypair for Octavia
   delegate_to: "{{ octavia_keypair_setup_host }}"
   vars:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: >-
-      {{ (octavia_keypair_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_python['executable']) }}
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ octavia_keypair_setup_host_python_interpreter }}"
   block:
     - name: Create keypair
       register: _octavia_keypair