diff --git a/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim b/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
index 4747457..86a14d9 100644
--- a/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
+++ b/nvim/.config/nvim/init.vim
@@ -117,3 +117,6 @@ let g:ansible_attribute_highlight = "ob"
 let g:ansible_name_highlight = 'd'
 let g:ansible_extra_keywords_highlight = 1
 
+" python host paths
+let g:python_host_prog = '/usr/bin/python2'
+let g:python3_host_prog = '/usr/bin/python3'