diff --git a/library/pip b/library/pip
index f0932e4665..a2a337457c 100755
--- a/library/pip
+++ b/library/pip
@@ -101,7 +101,6 @@ def main():
     out = ''
 
     env = module.params['virtualenv']
-    pip = _find_pip(module, env)
 
     if env:
         virtualenv = _find_virtualenv(module)
@@ -112,6 +111,8 @@ def main():
         out += out_venv
         err += err_venv
 
+    pip = _find_pip(module, env)
+
     state = module.params['state']
     name = module.params['name']
     version = module.params['version']