diff --git a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
index 89312d114..c5b46f402 100644
--- a/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/kalite/tasks/install.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 # For OS's other than Fedora 18
-
-- name: Install package python-virtualenv allowing KA Lite install into {{ kalite_venv }}
-  package:
-    name: python-virtualenv
-    state: present
-
 - name: Download {{ kalite_requirements }} to {{ pip_packages_dir }}/kalite.txt
   get_url:
     url: "{{ kalite_requirements }}"
@@ -26,6 +20,8 @@
     version: "{{ kalite_version }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ kalite_venv }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: no
+    virtualenv_command: /usr/bin/virtualenv
+    virtualenv_python: python2.7
     extra_args: "--no-cache-dir"
 #       extra_args="--disable-pip-version-check"
   when: internet_available and is_debuntu
@@ -44,6 +40,8 @@
     version: "{{ kalite_version }}"
     virtualenv: "{{ kalite_venv }}"
     virtualenv_site_packages: no
+    virtualenv_command: /usr/bin/virtualenv
+    virtualenv_python: python2.7
 #       extra_args="--no-cache-dir"
 #       extra_args="--disable-pip-version-check"
   when: internet_available and not is_debuntu