diff --git a/dev-lang/python/python3-3.5.0.recipe b/dev-lang/python/python3-3.5.0.recipe
index bdcdb6b47..f34d01086 100644
--- a/dev-lang/python/python3-3.5.0.recipe
+++ b/dev-lang/python/python3-3.5.0.recipe
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ INSTALL()
 TEST()
 {
 	cd Lib/test
-	rm test_asynchat.py  # this one stalls, so skip it for now
-	rm test_multiprocessing.py  # this one stalls, so skip it for now
+	rm -f test_asynchat.py  # this one stalls, so skip it for now
+	rm -f test_multiprocessing.py  # this one stalls, so skip it for now
 
-	python regrtest.py
+	python3 regrtest.py
 }