diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.bionic b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.bionic
index 9c1da7a90f2c5..1cb91f3c22f1f 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.bionic
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.bionic
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ RUN adduser pwuser
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3.8 python3-pip && \
     update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/bin/pip3 1 && \
-    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1 && \
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.8 1
 
 # === BAKE BROWSERS INTO IMAGE ===
 
diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal
index 4c387a9bb196e..69d2db8ee2014 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile.focal
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ RUN adduser pwuser
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python3.8 python3-pip && \
     update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/pip pip /usr/bin/pip3 1 && \
-    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python python /usr/bin/python3 1 && \
+    update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/python3 python3 /usr/bin/python3.8 1
 
 # === BAKE BROWSERS INTO IMAGE ===