diff --git a/packages/AppImage/PyBitmessage.yml b/packages/AppImage/PyBitmessage.yml
index 922869f1..c9e4ca5e 100644
--- a/packages/AppImage/PyBitmessage.yml
+++ b/packages/AppImage/PyBitmessage.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 app: PyBitmessage
+binpatch: true
 
 ingredients:
   dist: bionic
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ ingredients:
 
 script:
   - cp usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/pybitmessage.svg .
+  - mv usr/bin/python2.7 usr/bin/python2