diff --git a/install_venv.py b/install_venv.py
index e5279a8..35afb44 100644
--- a/install_venv.py
+++ b/install_venv.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import platform
 
 
 ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)))
-VENV = os.path.join(ROOT, '.nova-venv')
+VENV = os.path.join(ROOT, '.venv')
 PIP_REQUIRES = os.path.join(ROOT, 'tools', 'pip-requires')
 PY_VERSION = "python%s.%s" % (sys.version_info[0], sys.version_info[1])
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ def print_help():
     To activate the Nova virtualenv for the extent of your current shell
     session you can run:
 
-    $ source .nova-venv/bin/activate
+    $ source .venv/bin/activate
 
     Or, if you prefer, you can run commands in the virtualenv on a case by case
     basis by running:
diff --git a/with_venv.sh b/with_venv.sh
index 99d1ac1..c8d2940 100755
--- a/with_venv.sh
+++ b/with_venv.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 TOOLS=`dirname $0`
-VENV=$TOOLS/../.nova-venv
+VENV=$TOOLS/../.venv
 source $VENV/bin/activate && $@