diff --git a/packages/monorepo/src/components/nx-configurator.ts b/packages/monorepo/src/components/nx-configurator.ts
index 6c24c8ccf..71a4c376d 100644
--- a/packages/monorepo/src/components/nx-configurator.ts
+++ b/packages/monorepo/src/components/nx-configurator.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as path from "path";
 import { Component, JsonFile, Project, Task } from "projen";
 import { JavaProject } from "projen/lib/java";
 import { NodePackageManager, NodeProject } from "projen/lib/javascript";
-import { PythonProject } from "projen/lib/python";
+import { Poetry, PythonProject } from "projen/lib/python";
 import { NxProject } from "./nx-project";
 import { NxWorkspace } from "./nx-workspace";
 import { Nx } from "../nx-types";
@@ -136,19 +136,26 @@ export class NxConfigurator extends Component implements INxProjectCore {
     this.nx.affected.defaultBase = options?.defaultReleaseBranch ?? "mainline";
   }
 
-  public patchPoetryInstall(project: PythonProject): void {
-    const installTask = project.tasks.tryFind("install");
-
-    if (installTask?.steps[0]?.exec !== "unset VIRTUAL_ENV") {
-      installTask?.env("VIRTUAL_ENV", "");
-      installTask?.prependExec("unset VIRTUAL_ENV");
+  public patchPoetryEnv(project: PythonProject): void {
+    // Since the root monorepo is a poetry project and sets the VIRTUAL_ENV, and poetry env info -p will print
+    // the virtual env set in the VIRTUAL_ENV variable if set, we need to unset it to ensure the local project's
+    // env is used.
+    if (ProjectUtils.isNamedInstanceOf(project.depsManager as any, Poetry)) {
+      project.tasks.addEnvironment(
+        "VIRTUAL_ENV",
+        "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')"
+      );
+      project.tasks.addEnvironment(
+        "PATH",
+        "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)"
+      );
     }
   }
 
   public patchPythonProjects(projects: Project[]): void {
     projects.forEach((p) => {
       if (ProjectUtils.isNamedInstanceOf(p, PythonProject)) {
-        this.patchPoetryInstall(p);
+        this.patchPoetryEnv(p);
       }
       this.patchPythonProjects(p.subprojects);
     });
diff --git a/packages/monorepo/test/__snapshots__/monorepo.test.ts.snap b/packages/monorepo/test/__snapshots__/monorepo.test.ts.snap
index bd2fea703..6a6546162 100644
--- a/packages/monorepo/test/__snapshots__/monorepo.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/monorepo/test/__snapshots__/monorepo.test.ts.snap
@@ -9006,8 +9006,8 @@ cython_debug/
   "packages/consumer/.projen/tasks.json": {
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -9041,14 +9041,8 @@ cython_debug/
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "poetry update",
           },
@@ -9365,8 +9359,8 @@ cython_debug/
   "packages/library/.projen/tasks.json": {
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -9400,14 +9394,8 @@ cython_debug/
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "poetry update",
           },
@@ -11818,14 +11806,8 @@ cython_debug/
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "pip install --upgrade pip",
           },
diff --git a/packages/type-safe-api/test/project/__snapshots__/type-safe-api-project.test.ts.snap b/packages/type-safe-api/test/project/__snapshots__/type-safe-api-project.test.ts.snap
index f0a4b6955..06c4830ed 100644
--- a/packages/type-safe-api/test/project/__snapshots__/type-safe-api-project.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/type-safe-api/test/project/__snapshots__/type-safe-api-project.test.ts.snap
@@ -5956,8 +5956,8 @@ pyproject.toml
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -6002,14 +6002,8 @@ pyproject.toml
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p openapi_java_python_runtime && touch openapi_java_python_runtime/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -12033,8 +12027,8 @@ mocks
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -12082,14 +12076,8 @@ mocks
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p openapi_python_python_infra && touch openapi_python_python_infra/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -13075,8 +13063,8 @@ pyproject.toml
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -13121,14 +13109,8 @@ pyproject.toml
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p openapi_python_python_runtime && touch openapi_python_python_runtime/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -20783,8 +20765,8 @@ pyproject.toml
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -20829,14 +20811,8 @@ pyproject.toml
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p openapi_typescript_python_runtime && touch openapi_typescript_python_runtime/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -35370,8 +35346,8 @@ pyproject.toml
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -35416,14 +35392,8 @@ pyproject.toml
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p smithy_java_python_runtime && touch smithy_java_python_runtime/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -53590,8 +53560,8 @@ mocks
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -53639,14 +53609,8 @@ mocks
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p smithy_python_python_infra && touch smithy_python_python_infra/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -54632,8 +54596,8 @@ pyproject.toml
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -54678,14 +54642,8 @@ pyproject.toml
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p smithy_python_python_runtime && touch smithy_python_python_runtime/__init__.py",
           },
@@ -62526,8 +62484,8 @@ pyproject.toml
     "//": "~~ Generated by projen. To modify, edit .projenrc.js and run "npx projen".",
     "env": {
       "AWS_PDK_VERSION": "0.0.0",
-      "PATH": "$(echo $(poetry env info -p)/bin:$PATH)",
-      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(poetry env info -p)",
+      "PATH": "$(echo $(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')/bin:$PATH)",
+      "VIRTUAL_ENV": "$(env -u VIRTUAL_ENV poetry env info -p || echo '')",
     },
     "tasks": {
       "build": {
@@ -62572,14 +62530,8 @@ pyproject.toml
       },
       "install": {
         "description": "Install and upgrade dependencies",
-        "env": {
-          "VIRTUAL_ENV": "",
-        },
         "name": "install",
         "steps": [
-          {
-            "exec": "unset VIRTUAL_ENV",
-          },
           {
             "exec": "mkdir -p smithy_typescript_python_runtime && touch smithy_typescript_python_runtime/__init__.py",
           },