diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
index fe6e99e44..058f2770a 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/invokeLocal/index.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class AwsInvokeLocal {
     }
 
     return new BbPromise(resolve => {
-      const python = spawn(runtime,
+      const python = spawn(runtime.split('.')[0],
         ['-u', path.join(__dirname, 'invoke.py'), handlerPath, handlerName],
         { env: process.env }, { shell: true });
       python.stdout.on('data', (buf) => this.serverless.cli.consoleLog(buf.toString()));