diff --git a/manager/start.sh b/manager/start.sh
index 96ad154..3c99555 100755
--- a/manager/start.sh
+++ b/manager/start.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
 if [ ! -d ".venv" ]; then
   echo "Creating virtualenv..."
-  python3 -m venv .venv
+  python3.12 -m venv .venv
   .venv/bin/pip install -q -r requirements.txt
 fi