diff --git a/tasks/py3_el.yml b/tasks/py3_el.yml
index 4eaa558..b82fa92 100644
--- a/tasks/py3_el.yml
+++ b/tasks/py3_el.yml
@@ -6,21 +6,50 @@
   - name: Install the python3 EL additional packages
     yum: name={{ py3_el_env_pkg }} state={{ py3_env_pkgs_state }}
 
+  - name: Find the pip3 executable
+    stat:
+      path: '/usr/local/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }}'
+    register: pip3_path_executable
+
   - name: Ensure that we have the latest pip, setuptools and wheel versions
     pip:
-      executable: 'pip{{ py3_env_major_version }}'
+      executable: '/usr/local/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }}'
       name: '{{ py3_env_pip_default_pkgs }}'
       state: latest
+    when: pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
+
+  - name: Ensure that we have the latest pip, setuptools and wheel versions
+    pip:
+      executable: '/usr/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }}'
+      name: '{{ py3_env_pip_default_pkgs }}'
+      state: latest
+    when: not pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
 
   - name: Install a list of binary pip3 packages in wheels format
-    pip: executable=pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ py3_env_wheel_pip_pkgs }} state={{ py3_pip_pkgs_state }}
+    pip: executable=/usr/local/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ py3_env_wheel_pip_pkgs }} state={{ py3_pip_pkgs_state }}
+    when: pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
+
+  - name: Install a list of binary pip3 packages in wheels format
+    pip: executable=/usr/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ py3_env_wheel_pip_pkgs }} state={{ py3_pip_pkgs_state }}
+    when: not pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
 
   - name: Install a list of versioned pip3 packages on EL
-    pip: executable=pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ item.pkg }} version={{ item.version }} extra_args={{ item.extra_args | default('') }}
+    pip: executable=/usr/local/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ item.pkg }} version={{ item.version }} extra_args={{ item.extra_args | default('') }}
     with_items: '{{ py3_env_versioned_pip_pkgs | default ([]) }}'
+    when: pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
+
+  - name: Install a list of versioned pip3 packages on EL
+    pip: executable=/usr/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ item.pkg }} version={{ item.version }} extra_args={{ item.extra_args | default('') }}
+    with_items: '{{ py3_env_versioned_pip_pkgs | default ([]) }}'
+    when: not pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
 
   - name: Install a list of pip3 packages on EL
-    pip: executable=pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ py3_env_pip_pkgs }} state={{ py3_pip_pkgs_state }}
+    pip: executable=/usr/local/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ py3_env_pip_pkgs }} state={{ py3_pip_pkgs_state }}
+    when: pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
+
+  - name: Install a list of pip3 packages on EL
+    pip: executable=/usr/bin/pip{{ py3_env_major_version }} name={{ py3_env_pip_pkgs }} state={{ py3_pip_pkgs_state }}
+    when: not pip3_path_executable.stat.exists
 
   when: py3_env_install
   tags: [ "python", "py3_env", "py3_env_pkgs", 'python3' ]