diff --git a/tools/badger.sh b/tools/badger.sh
index af5a92027f4d67795f635765b2c1cd12a14cc057..39f1cbba33146769d036f361e7986c05f1844830 100755
--- a/tools/badger.sh
+++ b/tools/badger.sh
@@ -134,4 +134,4 @@ if [ "$_arg_verbose" == "on" ]; then
 	echo "badge color: $badge_color"
 fi
 
-command python -m pybadges --left-text="${_arg_badge_title}" --right-text="${dead_count}" --right-color="${badge_color}" > "${_arg_badge_file}"
+command python3 -m pybadges --left-text="${_arg_badge_title}" --right-text="${dead_count}" --right-color="${badge_color}" > "${_arg_badge_file}"