diff --git a/ankisyncd.sh b/ankisyncd.sh
index bf34703..75981c6 100755
--- a/ankisyncd.sh
+++ b/ankisyncd.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env bash
 
 export PYTHONPATH="/usr/share/ankisyncd"
+export PYTHON="python"
 
-python2 /usr/share/ankisyncd/ankisyncd/sync_app.py
+if [ $(python -V 2>&1 | cut -d ' ' -f 2  | cut -d '.'  -f 1) -ne 2 ]; then
+	which python2 > /dev/null
+
+	if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+		PYTHON="python2"
+	else
+		echo "$0: Cannot find Python 2" 1>&2
+	fi
+fi
+
+$PYTHON /usr/share/ankisyncd/ankisyncd/sync_app.py