diff --git a/sdata/lib/package-installers.sh b/sdata/lib/package-installers.sh
index 2226a2421..a2e51b010 100644
--- a/sdata/lib/package-installers.sh
+++ b/sdata/lib/package-installers.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ install-python-packages(){
   ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV=$XDG_STATE_HOME/quickshell/.venv
   x mkdir -p $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)
   # we need python 3.12 https://github.com/python-pillow/Pillow/issues/8089
-  x uv venv --prompt .venv $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV) -p 3.12
+  try uv venv --prompt .venv $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV) -p 3.12
   x source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
   if [[ "$INSTALL_VIA_NIX" = true ]]; then
     x nix-shell ${REPO_ROOT}/sdata/uv/shell.nix --run "uv pip install -r ${REPO_ROOT}/sdata/uv/requirements.txt"