diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9da8cf5853280bf4548dbd73413ca08e50438e5..afae3e8c01d207b3c5d2e9cb26129f7650efa608 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ Python requirements are listed in ``requirements.txt``. They can be installed wi
 
 **Manual Setup**
 
-1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv env -p python3.7``
-1. activate virtualenv ``source env/bin/activate``
+1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv venv -p python3.7``
+1. activate virtualenv ``source venv/bin/activate``
 1. install python requirements ``pip install -r requirements.txt``
 1. setup necessary database tables etc. ``python manage.py migrate``
 1. prepare static files (can be omitted for dev setups) ``python manage.py collectstatic``
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ Remember to use a secret key that is not stored in any repository or similar, an
 1. create a folder, e.g. ``mkdir /srv/AKPlanning/``
 1. change to the new directory ``cd /srv/AKPlanning/``
 1. clone this repository ``git clone URL .``
-1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv env -p python3.7``
-1. activate virtualenv ``source env/bin/activate``
+1. setup a virtual environment using the proper python version ``virtualenv venv -p python3.7``
+1. activate virtualenv ``source venv/bin/activate``
 1. update tools ``pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel``
 1. install python requirements ``pip install -r requirements.txt``
 1. create the file ``AKPlanning/settings_secrets.py`` (copy from ``settings_secrets.py.sample``) and fill it with the necessary secrets (e.g. generated by ``tr -dc 'a-z0-9!@#$%^&*(-_=+)' < /dev/urandom | head -c50``) (it is a good idea to restrict read permissions from others)
diff --git a/Utils/check.sh b/Utils/check.sh
index 1f10486b705f19c5e3f9a1a1b15cbcf6b6736b5a..c2e09f5b8852b9a2e70b9c9f6f9e1296c1404f02 100755
--- a/Utils/check.sh
+++ b/Utils/check.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # activate virtualenv when necessary
 if [ -z ${VIRTUAL_ENV+x} ]; then
-    source env/bin/activate
+    source venv/bin/activate
 fi
 
 # enable really all warnings, some of them are silenced by default
diff --git a/Utils/setup.sh b/Utils/setup.sh
index ba0a5aa032e2793652515b0abaa3ab081b7f933b..b11b29aba696acfece27da16b4cea2363f948232 100755
--- a/Utils/setup.sh
+++ b/Utils/setup.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 set -ex
 
 # remove old virtualenv
-rm -rf env/
+rm -rf venv/
 
 # Setup Python Environment
 # Requires: Virtualenv, appropriate Python installation
-virtualenv env -p python3.7
-source env/bin/activate
+virtualenv venv -p python3.7
+source venv/bin/activate
 pip install --upgrade setuptools pip wheel
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 
diff --git a/Utils/update.sh b/Utils/update.sh
index eea81392440a7e470b7afe373152c3f81c372c6a..486b52ae0d2ce196acbf16bf43c85f42fada786b 100755
--- a/Utils/update.sh
+++ b/Utils/update.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set -ex
 
 # activate virtualenv if necessary
 if [ -z ${VIRTUAL_ENV+x} ]; then
-    source env/bin/activate
+    source venv/bin/activate
 fi
 
 # set environment variable when we want to update in production
diff --git a/uwsgi-akplanning.ini b/uwsgi-akplanning.ini
index d0f7339645ff02037fe54fa303f2db85d9faffcd..68fc02b7fa80556d780014f3f88ff6133178b891 100644
--- a/uwsgi-akplanning.ini
+++ b/uwsgi-akplanning.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ socket = 127.0.0.1:3035
 chdir = /srv/AKPlanning
 wsgi-file = AKPlanning/wsgi.py
 touch-reload = %(wsgi-file)
-virtualenv = env/
+virtualenv = venv/
 env = DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=AKPlanning.settings_production
 processes = 4
 threads = 2