diff --git a/pungi/createiso.py b/pungi/createiso.py
index 90da6cf7..d079b778 100644
--- a/pungi/createiso.py
+++ b/pungi/createiso.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def emit(f, cmd):
 
 
 FIND_TEMPLATE_SNIPPET = """
-if ! TEMPLATE="$(python3 -c 'import pylorax; print(pylorax.find_templates())')"; then
+if ! TEMPLATE="$($(head -n1 $(which lorax) | cut -c3-) -c 'import pylorax; print(pylorax.find_templates())')"; then
   TEMPLATE=/usr/share/lorax;
 fi
 """.replace('\n', '')
diff --git a/pungi/phases/createiso.py b/pungi/phases/createiso.py
index aa39152a..328b543b 100644
--- a/pungi/phases/createiso.py
+++ b/pungi/phases/createiso.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def run_createiso_command(runroot, num, compose, bootable, arch, cmd, mounts,
             packages.append('jigdo')
         if bootable:
             extra_packages = {
-                'lorax': ['lorax'],
+                'lorax': ['lorax', 'which'],
                 'buildinstall': ['anaconda'],
             }
             packages.extend(extra_packages[compose.conf["buildinstall_method"]])
diff --git a/tests/test_createiso_phase.py b/tests/test_createiso_phase.py
index 474ee154..c3597820 100644
--- a/tests/test_createiso_phase.py
+++ b/tests/test_createiso_phase.py
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ class CreateisoThreadTest(helpers.PungiTestCase):
                          [mock.call('f25-build', 'x86_64', cmd['cmd'], channel=None,
                                     mounts=[self.topdir],
                                     packages=['coreutils', 'genisoimage', 'isomd5sum',
-                                              'jigdo', 'lorax'],
+                                              'jigdo', 'lorax', 'which'],
                                     task_id=True, use_shell=True, weight=None)])
         self.assertEqual(
             run_runroot.call_args_list,