diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 6213950..7de97f3 100755
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,19 +19,29 @@
     name: "{{ borg_packages }}"
     state: present
 
-- name: Update setuptools if needed
-  tags: skip_ansible_lint
+- name: Create virtualenv for borg
   pip:
-    name: setuptools
-    state: latest
-    executable: "{{ pip_bin }}"
+    name: pip-tools
+    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
+    virtualenv_command: "{{ python_bin }} -m venv"
 
 - name: Install required Python Packages
   pip:
     name: "{{ borg_python_packages }}"
-    executable: "{{ pip_bin }}"
+    virtualenv: /opt/borgmatic
   when: borg_python_packages is defined
 
+- name: Create borgmatic command in /usr/local/bin
+  copy:
+    content: |
+      #!/bin/bash
+      . /opt/borgmatic/bin/activate
+      borgmatic "$@"
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/borgmatic
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0755"
+
 - name: Ensure root has SSH key.
   user:
     name: "root"
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
index af83fac..ce11e99 100644
--- a/vars/Debian.yml
+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ borg_packages:
   - python3-dev
   - python3-pip
   - python3-msgpack
+  - python3-venv
   - openssh-client
   - cron
 
diff --git a/vars/RedHat-8.yml b/vars/RedHat-8.yml
index 90b9760..54366d9 100644
--- a/vars/RedHat-8.yml
+++ b/vars/RedHat-8.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ borg_packages:
   - python3-wheel
   - python3-devel
   - python3-setuptools
+  - python3-virtualenv
   - openssh-clients
   - cronie