diff --git a/user_data.sh b/user_data.sh
index bda2a93..629ca98 100755
--- a/user_data.sh
+++ b/user_data.sh
@@ -7,19 +7,19 @@
 # Apt based distro
 if command -v apt-get &>/dev/null; then
   apt-get update
-  apt-get install python-pip jq -y
+  apt-get install python3-pip jq -y
 
 # Yum based distro
 elif command -v yum &>/dev/null; then
   yum update -y
   # epel provides python-pip & jq
   yum install -y epel-release
-  yum install python-pip jq -y
+  yum install python3-pip jq -y
 fi
 
 #####################
 
-pip install --upgrade awscli
+pip3 install --upgrade awscli
 
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