diff --git a/shell/functions/pyv b/shell/functions/pyv
index 65f8365..d4ff98f 100644
--- a/shell/functions/pyv
+++ b/shell/functions/pyv
@@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ pyv() {
 
     if [ -z "$VENV_DIR" ] ; then
         if [ -n "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ] ; then
-            VENV_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/venv"
+            VENV_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/pyv"
         else
             [ -z "$HOME" ] && _pyv_err "No safe venv location" && return 1
-            VENV_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/venv"
+            VENV_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/pyv"
         fi
     fi
     mkdir -p "$VENV_DIR"
diff --git a/shell/functions/pyv_comp.bash b/shell/functions/pyv_comp.bash
index 2699cb6..9611c88 100644
--- a/shell/functions/pyv_comp.bash
+++ b/shell/functions/pyv_comp.bash
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 _pyv_comp() {
     if [ -z "$VENV_DIR" ] ; then
         if [ -n "$XDG_DATA_HOME" ] ; then
-            VENV_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/venv"
+            VENV_DIR="$XDG_DATA_HOME/pyv"
         else
             [ -z "$HOME" ] && return 1
-            VENV_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/venv"
+            VENV_DIR="$HOME/.local/share/pyv"
         fi
     fi