diff --git a/modules/pip.py b/modules/pip.py
index 88b5ba1..61a21de 100644
--- a/modules/pip.py
+++ b/modules/pip.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ERROR_BAD_PARAM = -2
 
 
 @task
-def setup_virtualenv():
+def setup_virtualenv(python3=False):
     configuration = env.config
 
     if env.debug:
@@ -21,11 +21,18 @@ def setup_virtualenv():
             format='\n%(levelname)s: deploy.setup_virtualenv %(message)s',
             level=logging.DEBUG)
 
-    mkvirtualenv_cmd = "mkvirtualenv --no-site-packages " \
-        "{virtualenv_name}".format(
-            virtualenv_name=configuration.virtualenv.name)
+    mkvirtualenv_cmd = "mkvirtualenv --no-site-packages "
+
+    if python3:
+        mkvirtualenv_cmd += "--python=python3 "
+
+    mkvirtualenv_cmd += "{virtualenv_name}".format(
+        virtualenv_name=configuration.virtualenv.name)
 
     if env.debug:
+
+        logging.debug("python3 install: %s" % python3)
+
         logging.debug("virtualenv.workon        : %s"
                       % configuration.virtualenv.workon)
 
@@ -41,6 +48,8 @@ def setup_virtualenv():
         logging.debug("virtualenv.paths.root    : %s"
                       % configuration.virtualenv.paths.root)
 
+        logging.debug("mkvirtualenv_cmd: %s" % mkvirtualenv_cmd)
+
         logging.debug("with virtualenv_source(): run(\"\n\t%s\n\t\")".format(
             mkvirtualenv_cmd))
     else: