diff --git a/scripts/install-centos.sh b/scripts/install-centos.sh
index 3c39ca47..1c3fd404 100755
--- a/scripts/install-centos.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-centos.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ create_virtualenv()
     report_status "Updating python virtual environment..."
 
     # Create virtualenv if it doesn't already exist
-    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv ${PYTHONDIR}
+    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv -p python2 ${PYTHONDIR}
 
     # Install/update dependencies
     ${PYTHONDIR}/bin/pip install -r ${SRCDIR}/scripts/klippy-requirements.txt
diff --git a/scripts/install-debian.sh b/scripts/install-debian.sh
index 9b0ea4b4..2cdf5482 100755
--- a/scripts/install-debian.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-debian.sh
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ create_virtualenv()
     report_status "Updating python virtual environment..."
 
     # Create virtualenv if it doesn't already exist
-    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv ${PYTHONDIR}
+    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv -p python2 ${PYTHONDIR}
 
     # Install/update dependencies
     ${PYTHONDIR}/bin/pip install -r ${SRCDIR}/scripts/klippy-requirements.txt
diff --git a/scripts/install-octopi.sh b/scripts/install-octopi.sh
index 32c42dc9..f768211d 100755
--- a/scripts/install-octopi.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-octopi.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ create_virtualenv()
     report_status "Updating python virtual environment..."
 
     # Create virtualenv if it doesn't already exist
-    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv ${PYTHONDIR}
+    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv -p python2 ${PYTHONDIR}
 
     # Install/update dependencies
     ${PYTHONDIR}/bin/pip install -r ${SRCDIR}/scripts/klippy-requirements.txt
diff --git a/scripts/install-ubuntu-18.04.sh b/scripts/install-ubuntu-18.04.sh
index 5c391c13..5bcddc39 100755
--- a/scripts/install-ubuntu-18.04.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-ubuntu-18.04.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ create_virtualenv()
     report_status "Updating python virtual environment..."
 
     # Create virtualenv if it doesn't already exist
-    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv ${PYTHONDIR}
+    [ ! -d ${PYTHONDIR} ] && virtualenv -p python2 ${PYTHONDIR}
 
     # Install/update dependencies
     ${PYTHONDIR}/bin/pip install -r ${SRCDIR}/scripts/klippy-requirements.txt
diff --git a/scripts/travis-install.sh b/scripts/travis-install.sh
index 1d6c4245..b4ab1e41 100755
--- a/scripts/travis-install.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis-install.sh
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ fi
 
 echo -e "\n\n=============== Install python virtualenv\n\n"
 cd ${MAIN_DIR}
-virtualenv ${BUILD_DIR}/python-env
+virtualenv ${BUILD_DIR}/python-env -p python2
 ${BUILD_DIR}/python-env/bin/pip install -r ${MAIN_DIR}/scripts/klippy-requirements.txt