diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
index 9ca79c6852..4d9fc29d61 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_executor.rs
@@ -3445,7 +3445,7 @@ pub async fn start_worker(
     let py_version = if let Some(requirements) = requirements_o {
         PyV::parse_from_requirements(&split_python_requirements(requirements.as_str()))
     } else {
-        tracing::warn!(workspace_id = %w_id, "lockfile is empty for dedicated worker, thus python version cannot be inferred. Fallback to 3.11");
+        tracing::warn!(workspace_id = %w_id, "lockfile is empty for dedicated worker, thus python version cannot be inferred. Fallback to default python version");
         PyVAlias::default().into()
     };
 
diff --git a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_versions.rs b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_versions.rs
index 3a1f35a302..8ca584affa 100644
--- a/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_versions.rs
+++ b/backend/windmill-worker/src/python_versions.rs
@@ -372,10 +372,10 @@ impl PyV {
     }
 
     /// Parse lockfile for assigned python version.
-    /// If not found returns 3.11
+    /// If not found returns the default version (`PyVAlias::default()`).
     pub fn parse_from_requirements<S: AsRef<str>>(requirements_lines: &[S]) -> Self {
         Self::try_parse_from_requirements(requirements_lines).unwrap_or(
-            // If there is no assigned version in lockfile we automatically fallback to 3.11
+            // If there is no assigned version in lockfile we automatically fallback to the default version
             // In this case we have dependencies or other metadata, but no associated python version
             // This is the case for old deployed scripts
             PyVAlias::default().into(),