diff --git a/cookiecutter.json b/cookiecutter.json
index bb036076a..374877c8a 100644
--- a/cookiecutter.json
+++ b/cookiecutter.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "project_name": "My Awesome Project",
   "project_slug": "{{ cookiecutter.project_name.lower()|replace(' ', '_')|replace('-', '_') }}",
+  "venv_name": "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}_venv",
   "description": "Behold My Awesome Project!",
   "author_name": "Mohand Ahmad",
   "domain_name": "example.com",
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/active.sh b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/active.sh
index 86227941b..a84c3531c 100755
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/active.sh
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/active.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-. ../venv/{{pname}}/bin/activate
+. ../venv/{{cookiecutter.venv_name}}/bin/activate