diff --git a/manifests/virtualenv.pp b/manifests/virtualenv.pp
index 9dc7fcd9..c53b6fe1 100644
--- a/manifests/virtualenv.pp
+++ b/manifests/virtualenv.pp
@@ -151,10 +151,11 @@
       mode   => $mode
     }
 
+    $virtualenv_cmd = "${python::exec_prefix}${used_virtualenv}"
     $pip_cmd = "${python::exec_prefix}${venv_dir}/bin/pip"
 
     exec { "python_virtualenv_${venv_dir}":
-      command     => "true ${proxy_command} && ${used_virtualenv} ${system_pkgs_flag} -p ${python} ${venv_dir} && ${pip_cmd} wheel --help > /dev/null 2>&1 && { ${pip_cmd} wheel --version > /dev/null 2>&1 || wheel_support_flag='--no-use-wheel'; } ; { ${pip_cmd} --log ${venv_dir}/pip.log install ${pypi_index} ${proxy_flag} \$wheel_support_flag --upgrade pip ${distribute_pkg} || ${pip_cmd} --log ${venv_dir}/pip.log install ${pypi_index} ${proxy_flag}  --upgrade pip ${distribute_pkg} ;}",
+      command     => "true ${proxy_command} && ${virtualenv_cmd} ${system_pkgs_flag} -p ${python} ${venv_dir} && ${pip_cmd} wheel --help > /dev/null 2>&1 && { ${pip_cmd} wheel --version > /dev/null 2>&1 || wheel_support_flag='--no-use-wheel'; } ; { ${pip_cmd} --log ${venv_dir}/pip.log install ${pypi_index} ${proxy_flag} \$wheel_support_flag --upgrade pip ${distribute_pkg} || ${pip_cmd} --log ${venv_dir}/pip.log install ${pypi_index} ${proxy_flag}  --upgrade pip ${distribute_pkg} ;}",
       user        => $owner,
       creates     => "${venv_dir}/bin/activate",
       path        => $path,