diff --git a/update_req.sh b/update_req.sh
index f95b1f0..d0cdb90 100755
--- a/update_req.sh
+++ b/update_req.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+set -e
+
 repeat_char(){
 	end="$1"
 	for _ in $(seq 1 "$end") ; do
@@ -15,7 +17,8 @@ header(){
 
 VENV_PATH='./.venv'
 
-python3.12 -m venv --upgrade-deps "$VENV_PATH"
+python -m venv --upgrade-deps "$VENV_PATH"
+# shellcheck disable=1091
 if [ -f "$VENV_PATH"/Scripts/activate ]; then . "$VENV_PATH"/Scripts/activate
 elif [ -f "$VENV_PATH"/bin/activate ]; then . "$VENV_PATH"/bin/activate
 else exit 1; fi