diff --git a/scriptdata/installers b/scriptdata/installers
index 91015ce68..d74dada92 100644
--- a/scriptdata/installers
+++ b/scriptdata/installers
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ install-uv (){
 install-python-packages (){
   UV_NO_MODIFY_PATH=1
   ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV=$XDG_STATE_HOME/ags/.venv
-  x mkdir -p $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV
+  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 $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV -p 3.12
+  x uv venv --prompt .venv $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV) -p 3.12
   x source $(eval echo $ILLOGICAL_IMPULSE_VIRTUAL_ENV)/bin/activate
   x uv pip install -r scriptdata/requirements.txt