diff --git a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh
index 5f908b9f..0743b89b 100644
--- a/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh
+++ b/images/linux/scripts/installers/pipx-packages.sh
@@ -11,17 +11,18 @@ toolset="$INSTALLER_SCRIPT_FOLDER/toolset.json"
 pipx_packages=$(jq ".pipx[] .package" $toolset)
 
 for package in $pipx_packages; do
-    python_path=$(jq ".pipx[] | select(.package == $package) .python" $toolset)
-    if [ "$python_path" = "default" ]; then
-        echo "Install $package into default python"
-        pipx install $package
-    else
+    python_version=$(jq -r ".pipx[] | select(.package == $package) .python" $toolset)
+    if [ "$python_version" != "null" ]; then
+        python_path="/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/$python_version*/x64/bin/python$python_version"
         echo "Install $package into python $python_path"
         pipx install $package --python $python_path
+    else
+        echo "Install $package into default python"
+        pipx install $package
     fi
 
     # Run tests to determine that the software installed as expected
-    cmd=$(jq ".pipx[] | select(.package == $package) .cmd" $toolset)
+    cmd=$(jq -r ".pipx[] | select(.package == $package) .cmd" $toolset)
     if ! command -v $cmd; then
         echo "$package was not installed"
         exit 1
diff --git a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json
index 10b5fb75..94abdafb 100644
--- a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json
+++ b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-1804.json
@@ -192,12 +192,11 @@
     "pipx": [
         {
             "package": "yamllint",
-            "python": "default",
             "cmd": "yamllint"
         },
         {
             "package": "aws-sam-cli",
-            "python": "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7*/x64/bin/python3.7",
+            "python": "3.7",
             "cmd": "sam"
         }
     ]
diff --git a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json
index 00f888c6..73f76c64 100644
--- a/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json
+++ b/images/linux/toolsets/toolset-2004.json
@@ -155,12 +155,11 @@
     "pipx": [
         {
             "package": "yamllint",
-            "python": "default",
             "cmd": "yamllint"
         },
         {
             "package": "aws-sam-cli",
-            "python": "/opt/hostedtoolcache/Python/3.7*/x64/bin/python3.7",
+            "python": "3.7",
             "cmd": "sam"
         }
     ]