diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index b298958..96f79d7 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -129,6 +129,9 @@ function symlink_config_files () {
 }
 
 function install_pip_dependencies () {
+	mkdir -p ~/virtual_envs
+	python3 -m venv ~/virtual_envs/base
+	source ~/virtual_envs/base/bin/activate
 	for dep in $DEPENDENCIES_PIP; do
 		pip3 install --upgrade "$dep" > $LOG && echo "installed $dep"
 	done
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ function install_pip_dependencies () {
 function change_shell () {
 	local path=$(which xonsh)
 	echo $path
+	path=~/virtual_envs/base/bin/xonsh
 	if ! [[ -z $path ]]; then
 		if [[ -z "$(grep xonsh /etc/shells)" ]]; then
 			echo "$path" | sudo tee -a /etc/shells