diff --git a/resources/python/launcher.py b/resources/python/launcher.py
index 324d98a871..4910b5ecad 100644
--- a/resources/python/launcher.py
+++ b/resources/python/launcher.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 if adapterHost.isnumeric():
     args[0] = 'host.docker.internal:' + adapterHost
 
-dockerExecArgs = ['docker', 'exec', '-d', containerId, 'python', '/debugpy/launcher'] + args
+dockerExecArgs = ['docker', 'exec', '-d', containerId, 'python3', '/debugpy/launcher'] + args
 
 command = ' '.join(dockerExecArgs)