diff --git a/ansible_tools/playbooks/cleanup-venvs.yml b/ansible_tools/playbooks/cleanup-venvs.yml
index 3d904d9e..719d2e83 100644
--- a/ansible_tools/playbooks/cleanup-venvs.yml
+++ b/ansible_tools/playbooks/cleanup-venvs.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     find:
       paths: /openstack/venvs
       file_type: directory
-      patterns: '.*(?<!{{ venv_tag }})$'
+      patterns: '^.*-(\d+(\.\d+){2})(?<!{{ venv_tag }})(-python[23])?$'
       use_regex: yes
     register: result
   - name: Delete older directories