diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index caf50951..daad4574 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ debug: False
 # for the service setup. The host must already have
 # clouds.yaml properly configured.
 keystone_service_setup_host: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host | default('localhost') }}"
+keystone_service_setup_host_python_interpreter: "{{ openstack_service_setup_host_python_interpreter | default((keystone_service_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_python['executable'])) }}"
 
 # Set the package install state for distribution and pip packages
 # Options are 'present' and 'latest'
diff --git a/tasks/keystone_service_update.yml b/tasks/keystone_service_update.yml
index 0299d4b5..c420344d 100644
--- a/tasks/keystone_service_update.yml
+++ b/tasks/keystone_service_update.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
 - name: Update the service
   delegate_to: "{{ keystone_service_setup_host }}"
   vars:
-    ansible_python_interpreter: >-
-      {{ (keystone_service_setup_host == 'localhost') | ternary(ansible_playbook_python, ansible_python['executable']) }}
+    ansible_python_interpreter: "{{ keystone_service_setup_host_python_interpreter }}"
   block:
     - name: Wait for services to be up
       uri: