diff --git a/morss-helper b/morss-helper
index da5b5da..fb79efb 100644
--- a/morss-helper
+++ b/morss-helper
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 #! /bin/sh
+if ! command -v python && command -v python3 ; then
+	alias python='python3'
+fi
+
 function run {
 	gunicorn --bind 0.0.0.0:${PORT:-8000} --preload --access-logfile - morss
 }