diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 14fadc4d3..523afe6cf 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ storage:
   statusLogSize: 100
 
 executables:
+  python:
+    # Python executable
+    binary: python3
   timeout:
     # path to timeout script (https://github.com/pshved/timeout)
     binary: /home/user/repos/timeout/timeout