diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index 4c79ce9..224065a 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ nodepool_git_version: feature/zuulv3
 nodepool_install_method: git
 
 nodepool_pip_name: nodepool
+# nodepool_pip_executable:
 # nodepool_pip_extra_args:
 # nodepool_pip_version:
 # nodepool_pip_virtualenv_python:
diff --git a/tasks/install/pip.yaml b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
index 7a74641..8f31bcf 100644
--- a/tasks/install/pip.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install/pip.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 - name: Install nodepool using pip.
   become: yes
   pip:
+    executable: "{{ nodepool_pip_executable|default(omit) }}"
     extra_args: "{{ nodepool_pip_extra_args|default(omit) }}"
     name: "{{ nodepool_pip_name }}"
     version: "{{ nodepool_pip_version|default(omit) }}"