diff --git a/.config/direnv/direnvrc b/.config/direnv/direnvrc
index febd17c..135e5a1 100644
--- a/.config/direnv/direnvrc
+++ b/.config/direnv/direnvrc
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ layout_uv() {
 
     if [[ -z $VIRTUAL_ENV || ! -d $VIRTUAL_ENV ]]; then
         log_status "No virtual environment exists. Executing \`uv venv\` to create one."
-        if [[ -z $PYTHON_VERSION ]]; then
+        if [[ -z $PYTHON_WANTED ]]; then
             # No Python version specified, just create a virtualenv
             uv venv
         else
             # Specific Python version requested, use that; will download if needed
-            uv venv --python $PYTHON_VERSION
+            uv venv --python $PYTHON_WANTED
         fi
         VIRTUAL_ENV="$(pwd)/.venv"
     fi