diff --git a/tests/test_run.sh b/tests/test_run.sh
index 669ed75..17ef0fa 100755
--- a/tests/test_run.sh
+++ b/tests/test_run.sh
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export LUA_PATH
 if $(command -v python >/dev/null 2>&1)
 then
     PYTHON=python
+elif $(command -v python3 >/dev/null 2>&1)
+then
+    PYTHON=python3
 elif $(command -v python2 >/dev/null 2>&1)
 then
     PYTHON=python2