diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 0e51f284..00a7d5d0 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 class trove::params {
   include ::openstacklib::defaults
 
-  if ($::os_package_type == 'debian') {
+  if ($::os_package_type == 'debian') or ($::os['name'] == 'Fedora') or
+    ($::os['family'] == 'RedHat' and Integer.new($::os['release']['major']) > 7) {
     $pyvers = '3'
   } else {
     $pyvers = ''