diff --git a/flojoy/flojoy_node_venv.py b/flojoy/flojoy_node_venv.py
index c949675..ba9da65 100644
--- a/flojoy/flojoy_node_venv.py
+++ b/flojoy/flojoy_node_venv.py
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ def decorator(func, *, pip_dependencies=pip_dependencies, verbose=verbose):
             "".join(sorted(pip_dependencies)).encode()
         ).hexdigest()[:8]
         venv_path = os.path.join(venv_cache_dir, f"{pip_dependencies_hash}")
-        venv_executable = _get_venv_executable_path(venv_path)
         logger = logging.getLogger(func.__name__)
         if verbose:
             logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
@@ -314,7 +313,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
                 f"Waiting for pip install to finish for virtual environment of {func.__name__} at  {venv_path}..."
             )
             thread.join()
-            venv_executable = os.path.realpath(venv_executable)
+            venv_executable = _get_venv_executable_path(venv_path)
             # Check if the thread threw an exception
             if PipInstallThread._exceptions[thread.name] is not None:
                 # Clean up the other threads (and the processes they spawned)