diff --git a/inc/python b/inc/python
index 9d9f38b5a9..cf61389709 100644
--- a/inc/python
+++ b/inc/python
@@ -457,7 +457,11 @@ function install_python3 {
     elif is_suse; then
         install_package python3-devel python3-dbm
     elif is_fedora; then
-        install_package python3 python3-devel
+        if [ "$os_VENDOR" = "Fedora" ]; then
+            install_package python${PYTHON3_VERSION//.}
+        else
+            install_package python${PYTHON3_VERSION//.} python${PYTHON3_VERSION//.}-devel
+        fi
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/stackrc b/stackrc
index e11a34c8cc..4e33b6838f 100644
--- a/stackrc
+++ b/stackrc
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export USE_PYTHON3=$(trueorfalse True USE_PYTHON3)
 # version of Python 3 to this variable will install the app using that
 # version of the interpreter instead of 2.7.
 _DEFAULT_PYTHON3_VERSION="$(_get_python_version python3)"
-export PYTHON3_VERSION=${PYTHON3_VERSION:-${_DEFAULT_PYTHON3_VERSION:-3.6}}
+export PYTHON3_VERSION=${PYTHON3_VERSION:-${_DEFAULT_PYTHON3_VERSION:-3}}
 
 # Just to be more explicit on the Python 2 version to use.
 _DEFAULT_PYTHON2_VERSION="$(_get_python_version python2)"