diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/download-job.env b/crates/service/job/download_job/download-job.env
index 70d8065342..36f9a5235b 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/download-job.env
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/download-job.env
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ HIFIGAN_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_DOCKER_IMAGE=5642d0fd7fc1
 VITS_MODEL_CHECK_ROOT_DIRECTORY="/vits"
 VITS_MODEL_CHECK_COMMAND="export_ts.py"
 #VITS_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_VENV_COMMAND="source python/bin/activate"
+VITS_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_PYTHON_INTERPRETER="python3"
 VITS_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_DOCKER_IMAGE="1d5b8788ac28"
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/tts/vits/process_vits_model.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/tts/vits/process_vits_model.rs
index a989c68012..43ed30f64d 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/tts/vits/process_vits_model.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/job_types/tts/vits/process_vits_model.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub async fn process_vits_model<'a, 'b>(
   let original_model_file_path = PathBuf::from(download_filename.clone());
 
   // NB: We'll be creating the traced model in the "check" step and uploading it to GDrive along with the original.
-  let traced_model_file_path = PathBuf::from(format!("{:?}_traced", original_model_file_path));
+  let traced_model_file_path = PathBuf::from(format!("{:?}_traced", original_model_file_path.as_os_str()));
 
   let config_path = PathBuf::from("configs/ljs_li44_tmbert_nmp_s1_arpa.json"); // TODO: This could be variable.
 
diff --git a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs
index bee7e045d3..b05165783d 100644
--- a/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/service/job/download_job/src/main.rs
@@ -266,6 +266,9 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
     let maybe_venv_command = easyenv::get_env_string_optional(
       "VITS_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_VENV_COMMAND");
 
+    let maybe_python_interpreter = easyenv::get_env_string_optional(
+      "VITS_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_PYTHON_INTERPRETER");
+
     let maybe_docker_options = easyenv::get_env_string_optional(
       "VITS_MODEL_CHECK_MAYBE_DOCKER_IMAGE")
         .map(|image_name| {
@@ -279,7 +282,7 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
     VitsModelCheckCommand::new(
        root_directory,
       check_script,
-      None,
+      maybe_python_interpreter.as_deref(),
       maybe_venv_command.as_deref(),
       maybe_docker_options,
     )