diff --git a/src/teams_bot/pyinfra.py b/src/teams_bot/pyinfra.py
index 4cec8b1..a22839a 100644
--- a/src/teams_bot/pyinfra.py
+++ b/src/teams_bot/pyinfra.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def deploy_teams_bot(unix_user: str, bot_email: str, bot_passwd: str, dbdir: str
         server.shell(
             name="Compile teams-bot",
             commands=[
-                f". .venv/bin/activate && cd /home/{unix_user}/teams-bot && pip install ."
+                f". .local/lib/teams-bot.venv/bin/activate && cd /home/{unix_user}/teams-bot && pip install ."
             ],
             _su_user=unix_user,
             _use_su_login=True,
diff --git a/src/teams_bot/setup-venv.sh b/src/teams_bot/setup-venv.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c4a65b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/teams_bot/setup-venv.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+python3 -m venv ~/.local/lib/teams-bot.venv
+source ~/.local/lib/teams-bot.venv/bin/activate
+pip install -U pip wheel
+
diff --git a/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.profile b/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.profile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ed2638
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.profile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$UID"
+export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/bus"
+export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # This loads nvm if it exists
+[ -s "$HOME/.cargo/env" ] && . "$HOME/.cargo/env"  # This loads the cargo environment if it exists
+export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin
+
diff --git a/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.service.j2 b/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.service.j2
index 929421a..08ac6e6 100644
--- a/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.service.j2
+++ b/src/teams_bot/teams-bot.service.j2
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Description=run deltachat teams-bot: {{ bot_email }}
 
 [Service]
-ExecStart=/home/{{ unix_user }}/.venv/bin/teams-bot run -v
+ExecStart=/home/{{ unix_user }}/.local/lib/teams-bot.venv/bin/teams-bot run -v
 EnvironmentFile=/home/{{ unix_user }}/.env
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=5s