diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index f0249bed0..65b2ab261 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -49,3 +49,8 @@ parts:
       npm install --only-dev
       npm run-script build
       cp -av build $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib/node_modules/webthings-gateway/
+      # fix wrongly hardcoded /usr/bin/python interpreter in pagekite
+      if [ -e $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib/node_modules/webthings-gateway/pagekite.py ]; then
+        sed -i 's;#!.*;#! /usr/bin/env python3;' \
+            $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib/node_modules/webthings-gateway/pagekite.py
+      fi