diff --git a/refine b/refine
index 4ee569672..56e39d8dc 100755
--- a/refine
+++ b/refine
@@ -124,9 +124,16 @@ check_python() {
     if [ -z "$PYTHON" ] ; then
         error "This action requires you to have 'python' installed and present in your PATH. You can download it for free at http://www.python.org/"
     fi
-    PYTHON_VERSION="`python --version 2>&1 | cut -f 2 -d ' ' | cut -f 1,2 -d .`"
-    if [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.5" ] && [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.6" && [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.7" ]] ; then
-        error "This action requires python version 2.5.x, 2.6.x or 2.7.x. You can download it for free at http://www.python.org/"
+    PYTHON_VERSION="`$PYTHON --version 2>&1 | cut -f 2 -d ' ' | cut -f 1,2 -d .`"
+    if [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" = "2.7" ] ; then
+	PYTHON="`which python2.6 2> /dev/null`"
+	if [ -z "$PYTHON" ] ; then
+            error "Default Python is v2.7 which not supported by Windmill. No python2.6 alternative found on path."
+	fi
+	PYTHON_VERSION="`$PYTHON --version 2>&1 | cut -f 2 -d ' ' | cut -f 1,2 -d .`"
+    fi
+    if [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.5" ] && [ "$PYTHON_VERSION" != "2.6" ]] ; then
+        error "This action requires python version 2.5.x, 2.6.x. You can download it for free at http://www.python.org/"
     fi
 }