diff --git a/python/online/fxreader/pr34/commands_typed/cli_bootstrap.py b/python/online/fxreader/pr34/commands_typed/cli_bootstrap.py
index f0859e5..d1b957f 100644
--- a/python/online/fxreader/pr34/commands_typed/cli_bootstrap.py
+++ b/python/online/fxreader/pr34/commands_typed/cli_bootstrap.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ def pyproject_load(
 
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class BootstrapSettings:
-    env_path: pathlib.Path
+    env_path: Optional[pathlib.Path]
     python_path: pathlib.Path
     base_dir: pathlib.Path
     python_version: Optional[str] = dataclasses.field(
@@ -218,7 +218,12 @@ class BootstrapSettings:
         if base_dir is None:
             base_dir = pathlib.Path.cwd()
 
-        env_path = base_dir / '.venv'
+        env_path: Optional[pathlib.Path] = None
+        if 'ENV_PATH' in os.environ:
+            env_path = pathlib.Path(os.environ['ENV_PATH'])
+        else:
+            env_path = base_dir / '.venv'
+
         python_path = env_path / 'bin' / 'python3'
 
         return cls(