diff --git a/roles/install-devstack/templates/local.conf.j2 b/roles/install-devstack/templates/local.conf.j2
index c2ac2c3b3..d880223a4 100644
--- a/roles/install-devstack/templates/local.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/install-devstack/templates/local.conf.j2
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ IPV4_ADDRS_SAFE_TO_USE=10.1.0.0/20
 FLOATING_RANGE=172.24.5.0/24
 PUBLIC_NETWORK_GATEWAY=172.24.5.1
 LIBVIRT_TYPE=qemu
+USE_PYTHON3=True
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