diff --git a/conf/uwsgi.ini b/conf/uwsgi.ini
index 6be17ca..4b7142c 100644
--- a/conf/uwsgi.ini
+++ b/conf/uwsgi.ini
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ route-run = fixpathinfo:
 module = __APP__.webapp
 
 # Virtualenv and python path
-virtualenv = __FINALPATH__
+virtualenv = __FINALPATH__/venv/
 pythonpath = __FINALPATH__
 chdir = __FINALPATH__/searx/
 
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index dae6794..8a36553 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@ ynh_add_nginx_config
 #=================================================
 ynh_script_progression --message="Installing SearXNG..." --weight=2
 
-python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$final_path"
-set +u; source $final_path/bin/activate; set -u
+python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$final_path/venv"
+set +u; source $final_path/venv/bin/activate; set -u
 pip3 install -U pip setuptools wheel pyyaml --no-cache-dir
 pip3 install -e "$final_path"