diff --git a/pythonversion.bad.patch b/pythonversion.bad.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79ac2e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pythonversion.bad.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+--- system-switch-java.in
++++ system-switch-java.in
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-#!/usr/bin/python2
++#!/usr/bin/python3
+ # system-switch-java - the Java toolset switcher frontend
+ # Copyright (C) 2007 Red Hat, Inc.
+ 
+
diff --git a/system-switch-java.spec b/system-switch-java.spec
index 675c011..461c085 100644
--- a/system-switch-java.spec
+++ b/system-switch-java.spec
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
 
 Name: system-switch-java
 Version: 1.1.7.2
-Release: 5%{?dist}
+Release: 6%{?dist}
 Summary: A tool for changing the default Java toolset
 
 
 License: GPLv2+ and BSD
 URL: https://pagure.io/%{name}
 Source0: http://releases.pagure.org/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
+Patch0: pythonversion.bad.patch
 
 BuildArch: noarch
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ the default Java toolset for the system.
 
 %prep
 %setup -q
+%patch0
 
 %build
 %configure
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ desktop-file-install \
 %config(noreplace) /etc/security/console.apps/%{name}
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Oct 04 2019 Jiri Vanek <jvanek@redhat.com> - 1.1.7.2-6
+- pathced out python2 shebang
+
 * Thu Oct 03 2019 Jiri Vanek <jvanek@redhat.com> - 1.1.7.2-5
 - bumped to python instead of python2
 - the sources are not 100% working with python 3 now, but patch will be upstreamed, and sources bumped