diff --git a/roles/config/files/.config/fish/config.fish b/roles/config/files/.config/fish/config.fish
index 200181b8..dd12648d 100644
--- a/roles/config/files/.config/fish/config.fish
+++ b/roles/config/files/.config/fish/config.fish
@@ -140,9 +140,6 @@ alias cleanup='sudo pacman -Rns (pacman -Qtdq)'
 # Clean cached packages
 alias cleancache='paru -Sc'
 
-# activate venv called "venv"
-alias activate='source venv/bin/activate.fish'
-
 # lsblk to list more info
 alias lsblkf="lsblk -o NAME,LABEL,RM,SIZE,RO,TYPE,FSTYPE,MOUNTPOINTS,MODEL,UUID"
 
diff --git a/roles/config/files/.config/fish/functions/activate.fish b/roles/config/files/.config/fish/functions/activate.fish
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e399be02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/config/files/.config/fish/functions/activate.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Activate local Python venv
+function activate
+    # Set path to venv activation script
+    set target -f "./.venv/bin/activate.fish"
+
+    # create venv if it doesn't exist
+    if not test -e $target
+        python -m venv ./.venv
+    end
+
+    # activate venv
+    source $target
+end