diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 3e5133354e6b73331a68132e98b7a12d6869a3b0..1bed1300bdb77390c841bad58d224bacd701843c 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ for dir in $VIRTUALENV_DIRS; do
 done
 
 echo "-----> Preparing virtualenv version $(virtualenv --version)"
-virtualenv --distribute --never-download . | indent
+virtualenv --distribute --never-download  --prompt=venv . | indent
 
 # Create set-aside .heroku folder.
 mkdir -p .heroku