diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5aa686a..32aaa9b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ deploy:
 	$(MAKE) add-redirect
 	kubectl -n $(NS) rollout restart deployment $(RELEASE)-server
 
-add-redirect:
+venv:
+	python -m venv venv && venv/bin/pip install -U requests
+
+add-redirect: venv
 	kubectl -n $(NS) apply -f <(./venv/bin/python add-domain.py)
 
 serve: