diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/wrappers/ExecutePythonInConda.java b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/wrappers/ExecutePythonInConda.java
index 06db8a6..78c8359 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/wrappers/ExecutePythonInConda.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/epfl/biop/wrappers/ExecutePythonInConda.java
@@ -73,8 +73,12 @@ public static void execute(String envDirPath, String envType, List<String> argum
         } else if (envType.equals("venv")) { // venv
 
             if (IJ.isWindows()) {
-                List<String> venv_activate_cmd = Arrays.asList("cmd.exe", "/C", new File(envDirPath, "Scripts/activate").toString());
+                List<String> venv_activate_cmd = Arrays.asList(new File(envDirPath, "Scripts/activate").toString());
                 cmd.addAll(venv_activate_cmd);
+                cmd.add("&");// to have a second command
+                List<String> module_args_cmd = Arrays.asList("python", "-Xutf8");
+                cmd.addAll(module_args_cmd);
+                cmd.addAll(arguments);
             } else if (IJ.isMacOSX() || IJ.isLinux()) {
                 throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Mac/Unix not supported yet with virtual environment. Please try conda instead.");
             }