diff --git a/vars/debian.yml b/vars/debian.yml
index ec74d1ab..2759d082 100644
--- a/vars/debian.yml
+++ b/vars/debian.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ galera_server_required_distro_packages:
   - libgcrypt20
   - libstdc++6
   - python-pymysql # needed by mysql_user
+  - python3-pymysql # needed by mysql_user
   - software-properties-common
   - xinetd
 
diff --git a/vars/suse.yml b/vars/suse.yml
index a06d457a..e3968397 100644
--- a/vars/suse.yml
+++ b/vars/suse.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ galera_server_required_distro_packages:
   - MariaDB-client
   - MariaDB-devel
   - python-MySQL-python # needed by mysql_user
+  - python3-PyMySQL
   - xinetd
 
 galera_etc_conf_file: "/etc/mysql/my.cnf"