diff --git a/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml b/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml
index 9125375..b40b53c 100644
--- a/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/examples/016_tasks_handlers/roles/apache2/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
   copy: src=demo/demo.conf dest=/etc/apache2/sites-available mode=0755
   notify: restart apache2
 
+- name: initialize virtualenv
+  command: python3 -m venv /var/www/demo/.venv creates=/var/www/demo/.venv
+
 - name: setup python virtualenv
   pip: requirements=/var/www/demo/requirements.txt virtualenv=/var/www/demo/.venv
   notify: restart apache2