diff --git a/video_prediction_tools/env_setup/install_venv_container.sh b/video_prediction_tools/env_setup/install_venv_container.sh
index 48e83575e28577c051369a0f3cb7ee1f31875cc7..5ca6efe9ff4ef54a8ddebc447e76169c604603ab 100755
--- a/video_prediction_tools/env_setup/install_venv_container.sh
+++ b/video_prediction_tools/env_setup/install_venv_container.sh
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 # **************** Description ****************
 
 # set some basic variables
-local BASE_DIR=`pwd`
-local VENV_BASE=$1
-local VENV_NAME="$(basename "${VENV_BASE}")"
-local VENV_DIR=${VENV_BASE}/${VENV_NAME}
+BASE_DIR=`pwd`
+VENV_BASE=$1
+VENV_NAME="$(basename "${VENV_BASE}")"
+VENV_DIR=${VENV_BASE}/${VENV_NAME}
 
 # sanity checks
 # check if we are running in a container