diff --git a/scripts/install_octoprint.sh b/scripts/install_octoprint.sh
index 591246e..c48bf57 100755
--- a/scripts/install_octoprint.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_octoprint.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ octoprint_setup(){
   [ ! -d $OCTOPRINT_ENV ] && mkdir -p $OCTOPRINT_ENV
   status_msg "Set up virtualenv ..."
   cd $OCTOPRINT_ENV
-  virtualenv venv
+  virtualenv --python=python3 venv
   source venv/bin/activate
 
   ### install octoprint with pip
@@ -273,4 +273,4 @@ print_op_ip_list(){
     echo -e "       ${cyan}● Instance $i:${default} $ip"
     i=$((i + 1))
   done
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}