diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 0c2ea6ae..8ac83801 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ deb-package-python3: deb-package-prep
 	rm -f $(DEBBLDDIR)/debian/files
 	(cd $(DEBBLDDIR); DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS=python3 dpkg-buildpackage $(DPKG_OPT))
 	mkdir -p $(DSTDIR)
-	mv $(BLDDIR)/python3-$(DEBPKG) $(DSTDIR)
+	mv $(BLDDIR)/$(DEBPKG) $(DSTDIR)/python3-$(DEBPKG)
 
 # run lintian on the deb package
 check-deb:
diff --git a/pkg/debian/control.python3 b/pkg/debian/control.python3
index 165721a7..a0cf7af4 100644
--- a/pkg/debian/control.python3
+++ b/pkg/debian/control.python3
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ Standards-Version: 3.9.2
 Homepage: http://www.weewx.com
 Build-Depends: debhelper (>=8)
 
-Package: python3-weewx
-Replaces: weewx
-Breaks: weewx
+Package: weewx
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
 Pre-Depends: debconf
diff --git a/pkg/debian/rules b/pkg/debian/rules
index 2ae04b57..03cc902b 100755
--- a/pkg/debian/rules
+++ b/pkg/debian/rules
@@ -7,12 +7,11 @@
 #export DH_VERBOSE=1
 
 # determine which python we should use
-ifneq (,$(filter python3,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
-PYTHON=python3
-PKG=python3-weewx
-else
-PYTHON=python2
 PKG=weewx
+PYTHON=python2
+ifneq (,$(filter python3,$(DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS)))
+#PKG=python3-weewx
+PYTHON=python3
 endif
 
 SRC=$(CURDIR)