diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 0a9139b..5a986e9 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 set -e
 if [ ! -d  ~/venvs/hbd ]; then
     mkdir -p ~/venvs
-    python3 -m venv ~/venvs/hbd
+    python3 -m venv ~/venvs/hbd --system-site-packages
 fi
 . ~/venvs/hbd/bin/activate
 pip install 'git+ssh://git@git.wrede.ca/andreas/heartbeat.git'