diff --git a/tools/compile_translations.py b/tools/compile_translations.py
index e0659c7..bf85ac0 100644
--- a/tools/compile_translations.py
+++ b/tools/compile_translations.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 
 TRANSLATIONS_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
-print(TRANSLATIONS_DIR)
+VENV_RUNNER_DIR = TRANSLATIONS_DIR / "tools" / "translation_venv.py"
 
 ts_files = glob.glob(str(TRANSLATIONS_DIR / "*.ts"))
 success = []
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ print("Compiling .ts files to .qm:")
 
 for ts_file in ts_files:
     qm_file = ts_file.replace(".ts", ".qm")
-    cmd = ["qt6-tools", "lrelease", ts_file]
+    cmd = ["python", str(VENV_RUNNER_DIR), "lrelease", ts_file]
     result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
 
     if result.returncode == 0:
diff --git a/tools/translation_venv.py b/tools/translation_venv.py
index b76ec13..f0727b7 100644
--- a/tools/translation_venv.py
+++ b/tools/translation_venv.py
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ def main():
         run_pyqt6_tools_tool(sys.argv[1:])
     else:
         print("Unexpected: qt6-tools found globally, using system environment.")
-        subprocess.run(["qt6-tools"] + sys.argv[1:], check=True)
+        if sys.argv[1] == "pylupdate6":
+            subprocess.run(sys.argv[1:], check=True)
+        else:
+            subprocess.run(["qt6-tools"] + sys.argv[1:], check=True)
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if len(sys.argv) < 2:
diff --git a/tools/update_translations.py b/tools/update_translations.py
index 2ea824f..b8afe63 100644
--- a/tools/update_translations.py
+++ b/tools/update_translations.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 BASE_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent.parent
 TRANSLATIONS_DIR = BASE_DIR / "translations"
+VENV_RUNNER_DIR = TRANSLATIONS_DIR  / "tools" / "translation_venv.py"
 
 util_qt_files = glob.glob(str(BASE_DIR / "util_qt" / "**" / "*.py"), recursive=True)
 source_files = [str(BASE_DIR / "gui.py")] + util_qt_files
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ ts_files = [
     str(TRANSLATIONS_DIR / "wulkplot_ru.ts"),
 ]
 
-cmd = ["pylupdate6"] + source_files
+cmd = ["python", str(VENV_RUNNER_DIR), "pylupdate6"] + source_files
 for ts in ts_files:
     cmd += ["-ts", ts]