diff --git a/scripts.inc b/scripts.inc
index f04e28148..58e96718b 100644
--- a/scripts.inc
+++ b/scripts.inc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ fi
 
 # activate venv
 if [ ! -d pyenv ]; then
-    python -m venv pyenv
+    python3 -m venv pyenv
     . pyenv/bin/activate
     pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
 else