diff --git a/manifests/pyvenv.pp b/manifests/pyvenv.pp
index 5ae6eef3..dfdd5965 100644
--- a/manifests/pyvenv.pp
+++ b/manifests/pyvenv.pp
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@
       mode   => $mode,
     }
 
+    $pip_cmd   = "${python::exec_prefix}${venv_dir}/bin/pip"
+
     exec { "python_virtualenv_${venv_dir}":
-      command     => "${virtualenv_cmd} --clear ${system_pkgs_flag} ${venv_dir}",
+      command     => "${virtualenv_cmd} --clear ${system_pkgs_flag} ${venv_dir} && ${pip_cmd} --log ${venv_dir}/pip.log install --upgrade pip && ${pip_cmd} --log ${venv_dir}/pip.log install --upgrade setuptools",
       user        => $owner,
       creates     => "${venv_dir}/bin/activate",
       path        => $_path,
diff --git a/spec/defines/pyvenv_spec.rb b/spec/defines/pyvenv_spec.rb
index 81ec3fd1..73df2f1c 100644
--- a/spec/defines/pyvenv_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/pyvenv_spec.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 
       context 'with default parameters' do
         it { is_expected.to contain_file('/opt/env') }
-        it { is_expected.to contain_exec('python_virtualenv_/opt/env').with_command('pyvenv-3.5 --clear  /opt/env') }
+        it { is_expected.to contain_exec('python_virtualenv_/opt/env').with_command('pyvenv-3.5 --clear  /opt/env && /opt/env/bin/pip --log /opt/env/pip.log install --upgrade pip && /opt/env/bin/pip --log /opt/env/pip.log install --upgrade setuptools') }
 
         if %w[xenial bionic cosmic disco jessie stretch buster].include?(facts[:lsbdistcodename])
           it { is_expected.to contain_package('python3.5-venv').that_comes_before('File[/opt/env]') }