diff --git a/test/test.py b/test/test.py
index c51548c1..b9602e58 100644
--- a/test/test.py
+++ b/test/test.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ class OSBuild(contextlib.AbstractContextManager):
                 output_dir_context = tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(dir="/var/tmp")
                 output_dir = cm.enter_context(output_dir_context)
 
-            cmd_args = ["python3", "-m", "osbuild"]
+            cmd_args = [sys.executable, "-m", "osbuild"]
 
             cmd_args += ["--json"]
             cmd_args += ["--libdir", "."]
diff --git a/tools/gen-stage-test-diff b/tools/gen-stage-test-diff
index 16203881..fb50eaf1 100755
--- a/tools/gen-stage-test-diff
+++ b/tools/gen-stage-test-diff
@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import argparse
 import contextlib
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
 
 
 def run_osbuild(output_directory, store, cache_max_size, libdir, manifest):
     args = [
-        "python3", "-m", "osbuild",
+        sys.executable, "-m", "osbuild",
         "--export",
         "tree",
         "--output-directory",