diff --git a/scripts/install/ubuntu.sh b/scripts/install/ubuntu.sh
index 2d2ca8515..08c0a0041 100644
--- a/scripts/install/ubuntu.sh
+++ b/scripts/install/ubuntu.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ cd /www/server/mdserver-web/scripts && bash lib.sh
 chmod 755 /www/server/mdserver-web/data
 
 
-cd /www/server/mdserver-web && python3 -m venv .
+if [ ! -f /www/server/mdserver-web/bin/activate ];then
+    cd /www/server/mdserver-web && python3 -m venv .
+fi
 
 if [ -f /www/server/mdserver-web/bin/activate ];then
 	pip install --upgrade pip