diff --git a/deploy/venv.sls b/deploy/venv.sls
index 61636ab96e058a7655796e6eab1a35ade145faba..6eb825d888ee7cca5ff771e7edbeea2c5ee1a8bf 100644
--- a/deploy/venv.sls
+++ b/deploy/venv.sls
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ upgrade_pip_in_{{ project_name }}_venv:
   cmd.run:
     - name: {{ venv_config.path }}/bin/pip install --upgrade pip
     - user: deployer
-    - env_vars:
+    - env:
         LANG: en_US.UTF-8
         LC_CTYPE: en_US.UTF-8
         LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ install_requirements_in_{{ project_name }}_venv:
   cmd.run:
     - name: {{ venv_config.path }}/bin/pip install -r {{ venv_config.requirements }}
     - user: deployer
-    - env_vars:
+    - env:
         LANG: en_US.UTF-8
         LC_CTYPE: en_US.UTF-8
         LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8