diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index 5fff0c430..4030a931e 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
 #[defaults]
 # Disallowed by Ansible 2.11+ -- see https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.7.html#using-a-loop-on-a-package-module-via-squash-actions
 #squash_actions = apk, apt, dnf, homebrew, openbsd_pkg, pacman, pkgng, yum, zypper, package
+[defaults]
+interpreter_python=/usr/bin/python3
diff --git a/iiab-install b/iiab-install
index bf4f7cb3d..de9513616 100755
--- a/iiab-install
+++ b/iiab-install
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ echo -e "Running local playbooks....Stage 0 will now run....followed by Stages $
 
 export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="$CWD/iiab-install.log"
 
-ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 | grep python
-ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 >> /dev/null
-ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK ${ARGS} --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local | grep python
+ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local >> /dev/null
+ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK ${ARGS} --connection=local
 echo -e "./iiab-install $* COMPLETED IN $CWD\n\n"
diff --git a/iiab-network b/iiab-network
index aabcc8578..0bef05005 100755
--- a/iiab-network
+++ b/iiab-network
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ fi
 
 echo "Ansible will now run iiab-network.yml -- log file is iiab-network.log"
 Start=`date`
-ansible -m setup -i ansible_hosts localhost --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 | grep python
-ansible-playbook -i ansible_hosts iiab-network.yml --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+ansible -m setup -i ansible_hosts localhost --connection=local | grep python
+ansible-playbook -i ansible_hosts iiab-network.yml --connection=local
 End=`date`
 
 
diff --git a/iiab-support b/iiab-support
index 8f229a51d..66c8e54ae 100755
--- a/iiab-support
+++ b/iiab-support
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ else
         #CWD=`pwd`
         #export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="$CWD/iiab-install.log"
         export ANSIBLE_LOG_PATH="/opt/iiab/iiab/iiab-install.log"
-        ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 | grep python
-        ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+        ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local | grep python
+        ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK --connection=local
         # Above is tighter/better than running all of "./runrole 1-prep"
         echo
     else
diff --git a/runrole b/runrole
index 3e75c87bc..4cd853dc6 100755
--- a/runrole
+++ b/runrole
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost --connection=local -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 | grep python
-ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK ${ARGS} --connection=local -e "role_to_run=$1" -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3
+
+ansible -m setup -i $INVENTORY localhost ${ARGS} --connection=local | grep python
+ansible-playbook -i $INVENTORY $PLAYBOOK ${ARGS} --connection=local -e "role_to_run=$1"