diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0f76549..b6d0a31 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -79,16 +79,17 @@ source_group("Fluid Paramdump Wrapper" FILES
 if(${CMAKE_VERSION} VERSION_LESS "3.12.0")
   find_program(PYTHON_3 python3)
 else()
-  find_package (Python COMPONENTS Interpreter)
-  if(Python_FOUND)
-    set(PYTHON_3 ${Python_EXECUTABLE} CACHE PATH "")
+  set(Python_FIND_VIRTUALENV "FIRST")
+  find_package(Python3 COMPONENTS Interpreter)
+  if(Python3_FOUND)
+    set(PYTHON_3 ${Python3_EXECUTABLE} CACHE PATH "")
   endif()
 endif()
     
-message(STATUS ${PYTHON_3})
 if(NOT PYTHON_3)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "Python 3 not found, won't be doing attempting to generate docs")
 endif()
+message(STATUS "Python3: " ${PYTHON_3})
 
 set(FLUID_GENERATED_DOC "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/json")
 set(FLUID_HUMAN_DOC "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/doc")