diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
index ec877e81c..5eea70575 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto
@@ -529,9 +529,6 @@ BootstrapRpmPython3Legacy() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  # Insert the SCL specific path in PATH to resolve the correct virtualenv binary from SCL
-  PATH="/opt/rh/rh-python36/root/usr/bin:$PATH"
-
   BootstrapRpmCommonBase "$python_pkgs"
 }
 
@@ -808,6 +805,8 @@ elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
     }
     USE_PYTHON_3=1
     BOOTSTRAP_VERSION="BootstrapRpmPython3Legacy $BOOTSTRAP_RPM_PYTHON3_LEGACY_VERSION"
+    # Insert the SCL specific path in PATH to resolve the correct python binaries from SCL
+    PATH="/opt/rh/rh-python36/root/usr/bin:$PATH"
   elif [ "$RPM_DIST_NAME" = "fedora" -a "$RPM_DIST_VERSION" -ge 29 -o "$PYVER" -eq 26 ]; then
     Bootstrap() {
       BootstrapMessage "RedHat-based OSes that will use Python3"
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
index 923b10c7b..2d804bf2a 100755
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/letsencrypt-auto.template
@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ elif [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
     }
     USE_PYTHON_3=1
     BOOTSTRAP_VERSION="BootstrapRpmPython3Legacy $BOOTSTRAP_RPM_PYTHON3_LEGACY_VERSION"
+    # Insert the SCL specific path in PATH to resolve the correct python binaries from SCL
+    PATH="/opt/rh/rh-python36/root/usr/bin:$PATH"
   elif [ "$RPM_DIST_NAME" = "fedora" -a "$RPM_DIST_VERSION" -ge 29 -o "$PYVER" -eq 26 ]; then
     Bootstrap() {
       BootstrapMessage "RedHat-based OSes that will use Python3"
diff --git a/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/rpm_python3_legacy.sh b/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/rpm_python3_legacy.sh
index 3f57bc5a8..db0d7b955 100644
--- a/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/rpm_python3_legacy.sh
+++ b/letsencrypt-auto-source/pieces/bootstrappers/rpm_python3_legacy.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,5 @@ BootstrapRpmPython3Legacy() {
     exit 1
   fi
 
-  # Insert the SCL specific path in PATH to resolve the correct virtualenv binary from SCL
-  PATH="/opt/rh/rh-python36/root/usr/bin:$PATH"
-
   BootstrapRpmCommonBase "$python_pkgs"
 }