diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index 725b6cb..5ec5198 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 
-include_recipe "python::#{node['python']['install_method']}"
+include_recipe "python::#{node['python']['install_method']}" if node['python']['install_method']
 include_recipe "python::pip"
 include_recipe "python::virtualenv"