diff --git a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
index 0eca422..312db05 100644
--- a/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
+++ b/reinstall-esp-idf.sh
@@ -166,8 +166,9 @@ function handleDownloadInstall() {
 
 	# silly python envvar workans testant
 	if [ -z $IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH ]; then
-		writeToLog "IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH not set"
-		return
+		writeToLog "IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH not set, setting to default ($(which python))"
+		idfPython=$(which python)
+		returnStatus
 	else
 		writeToLog "IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH: $IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH"
 		idfPython=$IDF_PYTHON_ENV_PATH/bin/python
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
index 8a3b906..9ddd409 100644
--- a/version.txt
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-60-rc1.2
\ No newline at end of file
+60-rc1.3
\ No newline at end of file