diff --git a/helper.sh b/helper.sh
index 6db673f..da548c0 100755
--- a/helper.sh
+++ b/helper.sh
@@ -39,16 +39,15 @@ enable_venv(){
 
 case "$1" in
 	i|-i|install|--install)
-		python -m venv "$VENV_PATH"
 		mkdir -p "$JUPYTER_ROOT_PATH"/{settings,workspace,config,runtime,data} "$JUPYTERLAB_SETTINGS_DIR"/@jupyterlab/{notebook-extension,extensionmanager-extension,apputils-extension}
+		python -m venv --upgrade-deps "$VENV_PATH"
 		# Setting it to zero doesn't have the expected result, therefore, let's set it to an abnormally large number.
 		echo '{ "maxNumberOutputs": 10000000000 }' > "$JUPYTERLAB_SETTINGS_DIR"/@jupyterlab/notebook-extension/tracker.jupyterlab-settings
 		echo '{ "disclaimed": true }' > "$JUPYTERLAB_SETTINGS_DIR"/@jupyterlab/extensionmanager-extension/plugin.jupyterlab-settings
 		echo '{ "theme": "JupyterLab Dark" }' > "$JUPYTERLAB_SETTINGS_DIR"/@jupyterlab/apputils-extension/themes.jupyterlab-settings
 		echo '{ "fetchNews": "false" }' > "$JUPYTERLAB_SETTINGS_DIR"/@jupyterlab/apputils-extension/notification.jupyterlab-settings
 		enable_venv "$2"
-		python -m pip install --timeout 120 --retries 10000000000 -U pip setuptools
-		pip install --timeout 120 --retries 10000000000 -r requirements.txt
+		pip install --timeout 120 --retries 1000000000000 -r requirements.txt
 	;;
 
 	k|-k|kernel|--kernel)