diff --git a/update-python-env.sh b/update-python-env.sh
index 9b2c533..b1285bd 100755
--- a/update-python-env.sh
+++ b/update-python-env.sh
@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ if [ $res -eq 1 ]; then
 fi
 
 CUR_VENV=$(cat .python-version)
-echo "[*] Removing current virtualenv ($CUR_VENV)"
-pyenv virtualenv-delete -f $CUR_VENV || exit 1
+if [ -n "$CUR_VENV" ]; then
+    echo "[*] Removing current virtualenv ($CUR_VENV)"
+    pyenv virtualenv-delete -f $CUR_VENV || exit 1
 
-echo "[*] Removing virtualenv named as project ($PROJECT)"
-pyenv virtualenv-delete -f $PROJECT || exit 1
+    echo "[*] Removing virtualenv named as project ($PROJECT)"
+    pyenv virtualenv-delete -f $PROJECT || exit 1
+fi
 
 NEW_VENV=$PY_VER/envs/$PROJECT
 echo "[*] Creating new virtualenv ($NEW_VENV)"