diff --git a/src/cotea/runner.py b/src/cotea/runner.py
index 12dc95f..72c0410 100644
--- a/src/cotea/runner.py
+++ b/src/cotea/runner.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import json
+import os
 import threading
 
 import cotea.utils as cotea_utils
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@
 
 
 class runner:
-    def __init__(self, pb_path, arg_maker, debug_mod=None, show_progress_bar=False):
+    def __init__(self, pb_path, arg_maker, debug_mod=None, show_progress_bar=False,
+                 ansible_pb_bin="/usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook"):
         logging_lvl = logging.INFO
         if debug_mod:
             logging_lvl= logging.DEBUG
@@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ def __init__(self, pb_path, arg_maker, debug_mod=None, show_progress_bar=False):
         self.progress_bar = ansible_progress_bar()
         self.execution_tree = AnsibleExecTree()
 
+        if os.path.isfile(ansible_pb_bin):
+            self.ansible_pb_bin = ansible_pb_bin
+        else:
+            raise Exception(f"Ansible playbook bin {ansible_pb_bin} not found")
+
         self._set_wrappers()
         start_ok = self._start_ansible()
         self.logger.debug("Ansible start ok: %s", start_ok)
@@ -133,7 +140,7 @@ def _except_hook(self, args, /):
 
     def _start_ansible(self):
         args = self.arg_maker.args
-        args.insert(0, "/usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook")
+        args.insert(0, self.ansible_pb_bin)
         args.insert(1, self.pb_path)
 
         self.pbCLI = PlaybookCLI(args)
@@ -363,7 +370,7 @@ def get_all_error_msgs(self):
         return self.update_conn_wrapper.error_msgs
 
 
-    # returns last error msg that wasn't ignored 
+    # returns last error msg that wasn't ignored
     def get_error_msg(self):
         res = ""
 
diff --git a/src/cotea_ansible_error_case.py b/src/cotea_ansible_error_case.py
index 83a8d1d..164eda8 100644
--- a/src/cotea_ansible_error_case.py
+++ b/src/cotea_ansible_error_case.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import shutil
 import unittest
 
 from cotea.runner import runner
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ def run_ansible_error_case(pb_path, inv_path):
     arg_maker = argument_maker()
     arg_maker.add_arg("-i", inv_path)
 
-    r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True)
+    bin_path = shutil.which('ansible-playbook')
+
+    r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True, ansible_pb_bin=bin_path)
 
     while r.has_next_play():
         while r.has_next_task():
@@ -30,7 +33,9 @@ def run_ansible_error_case_with_ignore(pb_path, inv_path):
     arg_maker = argument_maker()
     arg_maker.add_arg("-i", inv_path)
 
-    r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True)
+    bin_path = shutil.which('ansible-playbook')
+
+    r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True, ansible_pb_bin=bin_path)
 
     while r.has_next_play():
         while r.has_next_task():
diff --git a/src/cotea_internal_error_case.py b/src/cotea_internal_error_case.py
index e495dc4..121d7f1 100644
--- a/src/cotea_internal_error_case.py
+++ b/src/cotea_internal_error_case.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import shutil
 import unittest
 
 
@@ -10,6 +11,25 @@ def tearDown(self) -> None:
         #   to clear previous execution context
         remove_modules_from_imported(module_name_like="cotea")
 
+    def test_incorrect_playbook_bin_path(self):
+        from cotea.runner import runner
+        from cotea.arguments_maker import argument_maker
+
+        pb_path = "cotea_run_files/ok.yaml"
+        inv_path = "cotea_run_files/inv"
+        ansible_pb_bin = "/path/to/.venv/bin/ansible-playbook"
+
+        arg_maker = argument_maker()
+        arg_maker.add_arg("-i", inv_path)
+
+        try:
+            runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True, ansible_pb_bin=ansible_pb_bin)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.assertTrue(str(e) == f"Ansible playbook bin {ansible_pb_bin} not found",
+                            msg="Unexpected exception message")
+        else:
+            self.assertFalse(True, msg="Ansible is supposed to fail due to incorrect ansible playbook bin path")
+
     def test_incorrect_playbook_path_case(self):
         from cotea.runner import runner
         from cotea.arguments_maker import argument_maker
@@ -17,9 +37,11 @@ def test_incorrect_playbook_path_case(self):
         pb_path = "cotea_run_files/#%|&"
         inv_path = "cotea_run_files/inv"
 
+        bin_path = shutil.which('ansible-playbook')
+
         arg_maker = argument_maker()
         arg_maker.add_arg("-i", inv_path)
-        r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True)
+        r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True, ansible_pb_bin=bin_path)
 
         try:
             while r.has_next_play():
@@ -41,10 +63,11 @@ def test_incorrect_syntax_case(self):
 
         pb_path = "cotea_run_files/incorrect.yaml"
         inv_path = "cotea_run_files/inv"
+        bin_path = shutil.which('ansible-playbook')
 
         arg_maker = argument_maker()
         arg_maker.add_arg("-i", inv_path)
-        r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True)
+        r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True, ansible_pb_bin=bin_path)
 
         try:
             while r.has_next_play():
diff --git a/src/cotea_ok_case.py b/src/cotea_ok_case.py
index 5f3fa6a..80d8df8 100644
--- a/src/cotea_ok_case.py
+++ b/src/cotea_ok_case.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import shutil
 import unittest
 
 from cotea.runner import runner
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ def run_cotea_ok_case(pb_path, inv_path):
     arg_maker = argument_maker()
     arg_maker.add_arg("-i", inv_path)
 
-    r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True)
+    bin_path = shutil.which('ansible-playbook')
+
+    r = runner(pb_path, arg_maker, show_progress_bar=True, ansible_pb_bin=bin_path)
     plays_ind = 0
     tasks_ind = 0