diff --git a/scripts/install_python.sh b/scripts/install_python.sh
index 6816b089..e7953fa4 100755
--- a/scripts/install_python.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_python.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ apt_install \
 export VIRTUAL_ENV="${VIRTUAL_ENV:=/opt/venv}"
 export PATH="${VIRTUAL_ENV}/bin:${PATH}"
 
+# Make sure that Rstudio sees these env vars too
+echo "PATH=${PATH}" >>"${R_HOME}/etc/Renviron.site"
+echo "VIRTUAL_ENV=${VIRTUAL_ENV}" >>"${R_HOME}/etc/Renviron.site"
+
 python3 -m venv "${VIRTUAL_ENV}"
 
 # Upgrade version of pip inside the virtualenv