diff --git a/install/archivebox-install.sh b/install/archivebox-install.sh
index 2bd5c0d8b..18b54f95d 100644
--- a/install/archivebox-install.sh
+++ b/install/archivebox-install.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ mkdir -p /opt/archivebox/{data,.npm,.cache,.local}
 adduser --system --shell /bin/bash --gecos 'Archive Box User' --group --disabled-password --home /home/archivebox archivebox
 
 cd /opt/archivebox
-uv venv --python 3.12 .venv
+uv venv --python 3 .venv
 uv pip install "archivebox[all]"
 uv pip install playwright