diff --git a/slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java b/slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java
index 74e0bfb..1a9b8fb 100644
--- a/slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java
+++ b/slider-core/src/main/java/org/apache/slider/common/tools/SliderUtils.java
@@ -1969,13 +1969,13 @@
   public static void validateOpenSSLEnv(Logger logger) throws
       IOException,
       SliderException {
-    execCommand(PYTHON, 0, 5000, logger, "Python", PYTHON, "-V");
+    execCommand(OPENSSL, 0, 5000, logger, "OpenSSL", OPENSSL, "version");
   }
 
   public static void validatePythonEnv(Logger logger) throws
       IOException,
       SliderException {
-    execCommand(OPENSSL, 0, 5000, logger, "OpenSSL", OPENSSL, "version");
+    execCommand(PYTHON, 0, 5000, logger, "Python", PYTHON, "-V");
   }
 
   /**