diff --git a/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh b/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh
index 3e1782cf209b9b5297de35f899968c17281ff0ab..a576d16c6f8867b8f5a54947b56d247a64d8c874 100755
--- a/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh
+++ b/HPC_setup/setup_venv_juwels.sh
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ pip install -r ${cur}/../requirements_gpu.txt
 echo "##### FINISH INSTALLING requirements_gpu.txt #####"
 
 pip install -r ${cur}/requirements_JUWELS_additionals.txt
+pip install netcdf4
 pip install --ignore-installed matplotlib==3.2.0
 pip install --ignore-installed pandas==1.0.1
 pip install -U typing_extensions
-pip install -U netcdf4
 
 # Comment: Maybe we have to export PYTHONPATH a second time ater activating the venv (after job allocation)
 # source venv/bin/activate