diff --git a/data/hooks/conf_regen/10-apt b/data/hooks/conf_regen/10-apt
index 4ce838e4c..5446c262c 100755
--- a/data/hooks/conf_regen/10-apt
+++ b/data/hooks/conf_regen/10-apt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Pin-Priority: -1" >> "/etc/apt/preferences.d/extra_php_version"
 
 do_post_regen() {
   regen_conf_files=$1
+
+  # Make sure php7.3 is the default version when using php in cli
+  update-alternatives --set php /usr/bin/php7.3
 }
 
 FORCE=${2:-0}