diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 2d50f25e71ed9cdba2db0e96d08692992706628e..d03118b56a033a67a6936bc42a25599b249bec6b 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ docker="false"
 # - docker:build
 # - docker:push
 # - docker:serve
-# 
+#
 
-if [[ $* =~ ^(init|dev|prod|test|build|push|serve)$ ]]; then 
-	mode=$1 
+if [[ $* =~ ^(init|dev|prod|test|build|push|serve)$ ]]; then
+	mode=$1
 fi
 
 if [[ "$1" == *"docker:"* ]]; then
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ if [[ $docker == "false" ]]; then
 
 	if [[ $mode == "init" ]]; then
 		echo "Creating Python VirtualEnvironment"
-		virtualenv -p python3.6 python
+		virtualenv -p python3.8 python
+		echo "Activate Environment"
+		source python/bin/activate
         echo "Install dependencies"
         pip3 install -r requirements.txt
         echo "Next you need to create the configuration, run fixtues, migrations and create a superuser."