diff --git a/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh b/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh
index 4083f0a8698b4961ff10e693e2d8b286447b14d6..517544bbf3856984b74b8fbc49282a07d9bd0f1d 100644
--- a/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh
+++ b/pytorch-ddp-example/activate.sh
@@ -5,17 +5,26 @@ if [ -z "$curr_dir" ]; then
     curr_dir="$(dirname "$curr_file")"
 fi
 
-venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env
+venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env-"$SYSTEMNAME"
 
 [ -x "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
 
 module --force purge
+if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/modules.sh ]; then
+    echo "Cannot find \`$curr_dir/modules.sh\`; its existence is required."
+    exit 1
+fi
 source "$curr_dir"/modules.sh
 
 if ! [ -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
-    echo "Cannot set up \`venv\` on JUWELS Booster compute node." \
-         "Please manually execute \`bash set_up.sh\` on a login node."
+    echo "Please manually execute \`bash ${curr_dir@Q}/set_up.sh\`" \
+         "on a login node to create the \`venv\`."
+    exit 1
+elif ! [ -f "$venv_dir"/bin/activate ]; then
+    echo "Something seems to be wrong with the \`venv\` at \`$venv_dir\`." \
+         "Please delete it (\`rm -rf ${venv_dir@Q}\`) and" \
+         "execute \`bash ${curr_dir@Q}/set_up.sh\`" \
+         "on a login node to re-create the \`venv\`."
     exit 1
 fi
-
 source "$venv_dir"/bin/activate
diff --git a/pytorch-ddp-example/set_up.sh b/pytorch-ddp-example/set_up.sh
index 95d837a1b8126783d740b2550babb4627fdf7cd9..9c86a5aa67d53500263510ecb0f9a55f71c6fda7 100644
--- a/pytorch-ddp-example/set_up.sh
+++ b/pytorch-ddp-example/set_up.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,39 @@
 curr_file="${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-${(%):-%x}}"
 curr_dir="$(dirname "$curr_file")"
 
-if ! [ -d "$curr_dir"/env ]; then
+venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env-"$SYSTEMNAME"
+
+if ! [ -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
     [ -x "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
+
     module --force purge
+    if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/modules.sh ]; then
+        echo "Cannot find \`$curr_dir/modules.sh\`; its existence is required."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     source "$curr_dir"/modules.sh
-    python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$curr_dir"/env
-    source "$curr_dir"/env/bin/activate
+
+    python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$venv_dir"
+
+    if ! [ -f "$venv_dir"/bin/activate ]; then
+        echo "Something seems to be wrong with the \`venv\` at \`$venv_dir\`." \
+             "Please delete it (\`rm -rf ${venv_dir@Q}\`) and" \
+             "execute \`bash ${curr_dir@Q}/set_up.sh\`" \
+             "on a login node to re-create the \`venv\`."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    source "$venv_dir"/bin/activate
+
     python -m pip install -U pip
+    if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/requirements.txt ]; then
+        echo "Cannot find \`$curr_dir/requirements.txt\`;" \
+             "its existence is required."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     python -m pip install -r "$curr_dir"/requirements.txt
+
     deactivate
 else
-    echo "\`venv\` is already set up at \`$curr_dir/env\`." \
-         "Please delete it to force a re-generation."
+    echo "\`venv\` is already set up at \`$venv_dir\`. Please" \
+         "delete it (\`rm -rf ${venv_dir@Q}\`) to force a re-generation."
 fi
diff --git a/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh b/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh
index 4083f0a8698b4961ff10e693e2d8b286447b14d6..517544bbf3856984b74b8fbc49282a07d9bd0f1d 100644
--- a/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh
+++ b/pytorch-fsdp-example/activate.sh
@@ -5,17 +5,26 @@ if [ -z "$curr_dir" ]; then
     curr_dir="$(dirname "$curr_file")"
 fi
 
-venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env
+venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env-"$SYSTEMNAME"
 
 [ -x "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
 
 module --force purge
+if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/modules.sh ]; then
+    echo "Cannot find \`$curr_dir/modules.sh\`; its existence is required."
+    exit 1
+fi
 source "$curr_dir"/modules.sh
 
 if ! [ -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
-    echo "Cannot set up \`venv\` on JUWELS Booster compute node." \
-         "Please manually execute \`bash set_up.sh\` on a login node."
+    echo "Please manually execute \`bash ${curr_dir@Q}/set_up.sh\`" \
+         "on a login node to create the \`venv\`."
+    exit 1
+elif ! [ -f "$venv_dir"/bin/activate ]; then
+    echo "Something seems to be wrong with the \`venv\` at \`$venv_dir\`." \
+         "Please delete it (\`rm -rf ${venv_dir@Q}\`) and" \
+         "execute \`bash ${curr_dir@Q}/set_up.sh\`" \
+         "on a login node to re-create the \`venv\`."
     exit 1
 fi
-
 source "$venv_dir"/bin/activate
diff --git a/pytorch-fsdp-example/set_up.sh b/pytorch-fsdp-example/set_up.sh
index 95d837a1b8126783d740b2550babb4627fdf7cd9..9c86a5aa67d53500263510ecb0f9a55f71c6fda7 100644
--- a/pytorch-fsdp-example/set_up.sh
+++ b/pytorch-fsdp-example/set_up.sh
@@ -3,16 +3,39 @@
 curr_file="${BASH_SOURCE[0]:-${(%):-%x}}"
 curr_dir="$(dirname "$curr_file")"
 
-if ! [ -d "$curr_dir"/env ]; then
+venv_dir="$curr_dir"/env-"$SYSTEMNAME"
+
+if ! [ -d "$venv_dir" ]; then
     [ -x "$(command -v deactivate)" ] && deactivate
+
     module --force purge
+    if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/modules.sh ]; then
+        echo "Cannot find \`$curr_dir/modules.sh\`; its existence is required."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     source "$curr_dir"/modules.sh
-    python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$curr_dir"/env
-    source "$curr_dir"/env/bin/activate
+
+    python3 -m venv --system-site-packages "$venv_dir"
+
+    if ! [ -f "$venv_dir"/bin/activate ]; then
+        echo "Something seems to be wrong with the \`venv\` at \`$venv_dir\`." \
+             "Please delete it (\`rm -rf ${venv_dir@Q}\`) and" \
+             "execute \`bash ${curr_dir@Q}/set_up.sh\`" \
+             "on a login node to re-create the \`venv\`."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    source "$venv_dir"/bin/activate
+
     python -m pip install -U pip
+    if ! [ -f "$curr_dir"/requirements.txt ]; then
+        echo "Cannot find \`$curr_dir/requirements.txt\`;" \
+             "its existence is required."
+        exit 1
+    fi
     python -m pip install -r "$curr_dir"/requirements.txt
+
     deactivate
 else
-    echo "\`venv\` is already set up at \`$curr_dir/env\`." \
-         "Please delete it to force a re-generation."
+    echo "\`venv\` is already set up at \`$venv_dir\`. Please" \
+         "delete it (\`rm -rf ${venv_dir@Q}\`) to force a re-generation."
 fi