diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index b1285d9..3bcc91e 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 ---
 
-- name: verify python-mysqldb installed
+- name: verify python3-mysqldb installed
+  apt:
+    name: python3-mysqldb
+    state: present
+  ignore_errors: true
+  register: reg_python3_mysqldb_present
+
+- name: fallback installation of python-mysqldb
+  when: reg_python3_mysqldb_present.failed == true
   apt:
     name: python-mysqldb
     state: present