diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
index 7cc4052..b349de8 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
        - python3-pip
        - python3-psycopg2
        - python3-uwsgidecorators
+       - python3-venv
        - rabbitmq-server
        - sassc
        - supervisor
        - uwsgi
        - uwsgi-plugin-python3
-       - virtualenv
     state: present
   become: yes
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     name: django
     version: "{{django_version}}"
     virtualenv: "{{venv_py3}}"
-    virtualenv_python: "python3"
+    virtualenv_command: "python3 -m venv"
 
 - name: guess virtualenv python3 site-packages
   command: "{{venv_py3_python}} -c 'from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())'"