diff --git a/.github/workflows/concrete_python_tests_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/concrete_python_tests_linux.yml
index b2efd4db5f..35448c4374 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/concrete_python_tests_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/concrete_python_tests_linux.yml
@@ -108,9 +108,10 @@ jobs:
           shell: bash
           run: |
             set -e
+            export COMPILER_BUILD_DIRECTORY=/compiler-artifacts-pytest
             cd /concrete/frontends/concrete-python
+            make venv
             source .venv/bin/activate
-            export COMPILER_BUILD_DIRECTORY=/compiler-artifacts-pytest
             export KEY_CACHE_DIRECTORY=./key-set-cache
             mkdir $KEY_CACHE_DIRECTORY
             make pytest