diff --git a/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir b/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir
index bc4347dff5076651d8cb5041d6064e798468ba6b_c3VpdGVzL2hnL3NjaGVkdWxpbmcvc2V0dXAtYmFzZS1kaXI=..2bb4f38f6522d51d0f4ef2420ef681aefe09b060_c3VpdGVzL2hnL3NjaGVkdWxpbmcvc2V0dXAtYmFzZS1kaXI= 100755
--- a/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir
+++ b/suites/hg/scheduling/setup-base-dir
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 def install_poulpe():
     """setup a venv and install poulpe in it"""
     print("Installing poulpe (editable) into a new venv")
-    install_venv = ["/usr/bin/env", "python3", "-m", "venv", ".venv"]
+    install_venv = [sys.executable, "-m", "venv", ".venv"]
     update_pip = [
         str(Path(".venv") / "bin" / "pip"),
         "install",