diff --git a/workspace_root_test_launcher.bat.tpl b/workspace_root_test_launcher.bat.tpl
index d9b69b788d..95b73e0d3c 100644
--- a/workspace_root_test_launcher.bat.tpl
+++ b/workspace_root_test_launcher.bat.tpl
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ if not exist "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON_SHIM_DIR%" (
 )
 > "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON_SHIM_DIR%\python3.cmd" echo @echo off
 >> "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON_SHIM_DIR%\python3.cmd" echo "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON%" %%*
+> "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON_SHIM_DIR%\python.cmd" echo @echo off
+>> "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON_SHIM_DIR%\python.cmd" echo "%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON%" %%*
 set "PATH=%CODEX_BAZEL_TEST_PYTHON_SHIM_DIR%;%PATH%"
 
 __WORKSPACE_ROOT_SETUP__