diff --git a/create_ohmpi_virtual_environment.sh b/create_ohmpi_virtual_environment.sh
index b306cbaff76057c2d13353afc6e07180cf389e1c..f5bc4cbdca75346e225a992f1b21aae2e8a4b5b5 100755
--- a/create_ohmpi_virtual_environment.sh
+++ b/create_ohmpi_virtual_environment.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 sudo apt-get install -y libatlas-base-dev
 
 # Create the virtual environment
-python3 -m venv ohmpi
+python3 -m venv ohmpy
 
 # Activate it
 source ohmpy/bin/activate || exit 1  # NOTE: Added || exit to avoid installing requirements in system python if the virtual environment can't be loaded