diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_backend.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_backend.yml
index 0f02ba9..9c1145b 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_backend.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_backend.yml
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@
           - libpq-dev 
           - pip 
           - git
+          - python3.11-venv
         state: present
-    
-    - name: Recursively remove directory for python venvs
+
+    - name: Recursively remove directory /opt/CodeGrader_venv
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+        path: /opt/CodeGrader_venv
         state: absent
-        force: true
+    
+    - name: Create python venv for CodeGrader 
+      shell: python3 -m venv /opt/CodeGrader_venv
 
     - name: Recursively remove directory /opt/CodeGrader
       ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@
     - name: Install CodeGrader Backend requirements
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         requirements: /opt/CodeGrader/codeGrader/backend/requirements.txt
+        virtualenv: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/
     
     - name: Rename the setup Script
       shell: mv setup_backend.py setup.py
@@ -64,6 +68,6 @@
         chdir: /opt/CodeGrader
 
     - name: Install the CodeGrader Application Backend
-      shell: pip install .
+      shell: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/bin/python3.11 -m pip install .
       args:
         chdir: /opt/CodeGrader
diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_frontend.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_frontend.yml
index f601a41..f10ce84 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_frontend.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_frontend.yml
@@ -40,13 +40,16 @@
           - libpq-dev 
           - pip 
           - git
+          - python3.11-venv
         state: present
-    
-    - name: Recursively remove directory for python venvs
+
+    - name: Recursively remove directory /opt/CodeGrader_venv
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+        path: /opt/CodeGrader_venv
         state: absent
-        force: true
+    
+    - name: Create python venv for CodeGrader 
+      shell: python3 -m venv /opt/CodeGrader_venv
 
     - name: Recursively remove directory /opt/CodeGrader
       ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -62,6 +65,7 @@
     - name: Install CodeGrader Frontend requirements
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         requirements: /opt/CodeGrader/codeGrader/frontend/requirements.txt
+        virtualenv: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/
 
     - name: Rename the setup Script
       shell: mv setup_frontend.py setup.py
@@ -69,6 +73,6 @@
         chdir: /opt/CodeGrader
 
     - name: Install the CodeGrader Application Frontend
-      shell: pip install .
+      shell: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/bin/python3.11 -m pip install .
       args:
         chdir: /opt/CodeGrader
diff --git a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_full.yml b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_full.yml
index f7e424b..111faf5 100644
--- a/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_full.yml
+++ b/deployment/ansible/playbooks/codeGrader_install_full.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@
           - pip 
           - git
         state: present
-    
-    - name: Recursively remove directory for python venvs
+
+    - name: Recursively remove directory /opt/CodeGrader_venv
       ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: /usr/lib/python3.11/EXTERNALLY-MANAGED
+        path: /opt/CodeGrader_venv
         state: absent
-        force: true
+    
+    - name: Create python venv for CodeGrader 
+      shell: python3 -m venv /opt/CodeGrader_venv
 
     - name: Recursively remove directory /opt/CodeGrader
       ansible.builtin.file:
@@ -57,10 +59,12 @@
     - name: Install CodeGrader Backend requirements
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         requirements: /opt/CodeGrader/codeGrader/backend/requirements.txt
+        virtualenv: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/
     
     - name: Install CodeGrader Frontend requirements
       ansible.builtin.pip:
         requirements: /opt/CodeGrader/codeGrader/frontend/requirements.txt
+        virtualenv: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/
 
     - name: Rename the setup Script
       shell: mv setup_full.py setup.py
@@ -68,6 +72,6 @@
         chdir: /opt/CodeGrader
 
     - name: Install the CodeGrader Application Frontend and Backend
-      shell: pip install .
+      shell: /opt/CodeGrader_venv/bin/python3.11 -m pip install .
       args:
         chdir: /opt/CodeGrader