diff --git a/scripts/format_backend.sh b/scripts/format_backend.sh
index 615cca07f2..7858410428 100644
--- a/scripts/format_backend.sh
+++ b/scripts/format_backend.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ if [ -z "$(ls | grep CONTRIBUTING.md)" ]; then
   exit -1
 else
   echo "Formatting backend and tests with black and isort, also checking for standards with flake8"
-  python3 -m black gradio test
-  python3 -m isort --profile=black gradio test
-  python3 -m  flake8 --ignore=E731,E501,E722,W503,E126,F401,E203 gradio test
+  python -m black gradio test
+  python -m isort --profile=black gradio test
+  python -m  flake8 --ignore=E731,E501,E722,W503,E126,F401,E203 gradio test
 fi