diff --git a/code/utils.py b/code/utils.py
index fd59a08..86612a3 100644
--- a/code/utils.py
+++ b/code/utils.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ def execute_script(
     # initialise command list
     cmd_list = [
         f'cd {local_repo_dir.resolve()}',
-        f'virtualenv -p python3.10 venv',
-        f'source venv/bin/activate',
+        'virtualenv -p python3.10 venv',
+        'source venv/bin/activate',
     ]
     # add in runner script
     rs = RunnerScript.from_file(path=script_path)
@@ -67,4 +67,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     local_repo_dir = Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'repo' / 'gpu_runner'
     execute_script(
         local_repo_dir=local_repo_dir
-    )
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+    )