diff --git a/populate-db.sh b/populate-db.sh
index 400ce2e..5d7157c 100755
--- a/populate-db.sh
+++ b/populate-db.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 cd "$(dirname "$0")/app"
 cp database/* .
-../venv/bin/python create_database.py setup_database
+env python create_database.py setup_database
 rm -f add_* create_database.py muhscheme.txt