diff --git a/roles/ensure-pip/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/ensure-pip/defaults/main.yaml
index 103e1ff96..f55233b0d 100644
--- a/roles/ensure-pip/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/ensure-pip/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ ensure_pip_from_packages_with_python2: '{{ (ansible_python.version.major == 2) |
 ensure_pip_from_upstream_url: 'https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py'
 ensure_pip_from_upstream: False
 ensure_pip_from_upstream_interpreters:
-  - '{{ ansible_python.executable }}'
+  - '{{ ansible_python.executable | regex_replace(".*python", "python") }}'