diff --git a/video_prediction_savp/env_setup/create_env.sh b/video_prediction_savp/env_setup/create_env.sh
index e7ef82bd6ed07d347cda62b513ff61cbb1a8d38d..888f543db6891ebfd2a57f06dc6cce3f5f2743dc 100644
--- a/video_prediction_savp/env_setup/create_env.sh
+++ b/video_prediction_savp/env_setup/create_env.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ if [[ "$ENV_EXIST" == 0 ]]; then
   fi
   # expand PYTHONPATH...
   export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}:$PYTHONPATH >> ${activate_virt_env}
-  export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}/utils:$PYTHONPATH
+  export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}/utils:$PYTHONPATH >> ${activate_virt_env}
   #export PYTHONPATH=/p/home/jusers/${USER}/juwels/.local/bin:$PYTHONPATH
   export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}/external_package/lpips-tensorflow:$PYTHONPATH >> ${activate_virt_env}
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ if [[ "$ENV_EXIST" == 0 ]]; then
   echo "" >> ${activate_virt_env}
   echo "# Expand PYTHONPATH..." >> ${activate_virt_env}
   echo "export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}:\$PYTHONPATH" >> ${activate_virt_env}
-  echo "export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}/utils/:\PYTHONPATH" >> ${activate_virt_env}
+  echo "export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}/utils/:\$PYTHONPATH" >> ${activate_virt_env}
   #export PYTHONPATH=/p/home/jusers/${USER}/juwels/.local/bin:\$PYTHONPATH
   echo "export PYTHONPATH=${WORKING_DIR}/external_package/lpips-tensorflow:\$PYTHONPATH" >> ${activate_virt_env}