diff --git a/docs/vercel_build.sh b/docs/vercel_build.sh
index b64f4a58af..2383372ac2 100755
--- a/docs/vercel_build.sh
+++ b/docs/vercel_build.sh
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ export PATH=$PATH:$(pwd)/quarto-1.3.450/bin/
 
 
 # setup python env
+python3 -m venv .venv
+source .venv/bin/activate
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
 python3 -m pip install --upgrade uv
-python3 -m uv venv
-source .venv/bin/activate
-uv pip install -r vercel_requirements.txt
+python3 -m uv pip install -r vercel_requirements.txt
 
 # autogenerate integrations tables
 python3 scripts/model_feat_table.py