diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/steps/create-virtualenv.yml b/.azure-pipelines/steps/create-virtualenv.yml
index 04f6adc0..873efdc0 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/steps/create-virtualenv.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/steps/create-virtualenv.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+parameters:
+  python_version: ''
+
 steps:
 
 - script: |
@@ -29,10 +32,11 @@ steps:
 - script: |
     echo "Python path: $(PY_EXE)"
     echo "GIT_SSL_CAINFO: $(GIT_SSL_CAINFO)"
-    echo "PIPENV PYTHON VERSION: $PIPENV_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION"
+    echo "PIPENV PYTHON VERSION: $(python.version)"
+    echo "python_version: ${{ parameters.python_version }}"
     $(PY_EXE) -m pipenv install --deploy --dev --python="$(PY_EXE)"
   env:
-    PIPENV_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION: $(python.version)
+    PIPENV_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION: ${{ parameters.python_version }}
     PYTHONWARNINGS: 'ignore:DEPRECATION'
     PIPENV_NOSPIN: '1'
   displayName: Make Virtualenv
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/steps/run-tests.yml b/.azure-pipelines/steps/run-tests.yml
index 63972c48..011cecf2 100644
--- a/.azure-pipelines/steps/run-tests.yml
+++ b/.azure-pipelines/steps/run-tests.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ steps:
 - template: install-dependencies.yml
 
 - script: |
-    echo '##vso[task.setvariable variable=PIPENV_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION]$(python.version)'
+    echo '##vso[task.setvariable variable=PIPENV_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION]'$(python.version)
   env:
     PYTHON_VERSION: $(python.version)