diff --git a/src/install.sh b/src/install.sh
index a0ccf50..ff4741e 100755
--- a/src/install.sh
+++ b/src/install.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-PYTHON_VERSION=python3
+PYTHON=python3
 VERSION=$(cat ./msspec/version.py|cut -d\" -f2)
 DEFAULT_DEST="${HOME}/.local/share"
 DEFAULT_BIN="${HOME}/.local/bin"
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ abort_install () {
 }
 
 log_message () {
-	${ECHO} "================================================================================" >> ${LOGFILE}
 	${ECHO} "$1" >> ${LOGFILE}
-	${ECHO} "================================================================================" >> ${LOGFILE}
 }
 
 cleanup () {
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ get_os () {
 read_yes_no () {
     PROMPT="$1"
     DEFAULT="$2"
-    BYPASS="$3"
+    #BYPASS="$3"
 
     ANSWER=""
     RESPONSE=""
@@ -91,6 +89,8 @@ read_yes_no () {
 }
 
 
+
+
 create_folder () {
     FOLDER="$1"
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ create_folder () {
     ERR_PERMS=3
 
     if ! test -d "${FOLDER}" ; then
-        read_yes_no "The folder \"${FOLDER}\" does not exist. Should I create it" "y" "$BYPASS"
+        read_yes_no "The folder \"${FOLDER}\" does not exist. Should I create it" "y" #"$BYPASS"
 
         case "${ANSWER}" in
             y) mkdir -p "${FOLDER}" 2>>${LOGFILE} 1>>${LOGFILE} || return $ERR_MKDIR;;
@@ -145,7 +145,9 @@ common_install () {
 
 
 wrap () {
+	log_message "================================================================================"
 	log_message "$2"
+	log_message "================================================================================"
 	if [ "$DEBUG" = "y" ]; then
 		eval "($1) 2>&1" | tee -a ${LOGFILE}
 		echo ${PIPESTATUS[0]} >${GETOUTFILE}
@@ -176,12 +178,6 @@ local_install () {
 		${ECHO} ""
 	fi
 
-	# Create the destination folder
-	ANSWER=""
-	test "$BYPASS" = "y" || read -p "Please, type in the base installation folder ["${DEFAULT_DEST}"]: " "ANSWER"
-	DEST_FOLDER="${ANSWER:-$DEFAULT_DEST}/MsSpec-${VERSION}"
-	create_folder "${DEST_FOLDER}" || error_exit
-	export DEST_FOLDER
 
 	ANSWER=""
 	test "$BYPASS" = "y" || read -p "Please, type in the folder where to place the binary ["${DEFAULT_BIN}"]: " "ANSWER"
@@ -189,22 +185,52 @@ local_install () {
 	create_folder "${BIN_FOLDER}" || error_exit
 	export BIN_FOLDER
 
-	# create a virtualenv
-	# check if we are in a virtualenv and exit if so
+	# If in a virtualenv, ask if we should install inside
 	if [ x"$VIRTUAL_ENV" != x ]; then
-		${ECHO} "Installation from a previous virtualenv is not yet supported. Please deactivate it and restart the setup program." >>${LOGFILE}
-		error_exit
+		echo "You are running a Python virtual environment"
+		read_yes_no "Do you wish to install msspec inside ?" "y"
+		case ${ANSWER} in
+			y) # get the python version of this venv
+			   v=$(python -V 2>&1 | cut -d" " -f2 | cut -d. -f1)
+			   if [ $v -lt 3 ]; then
+			   	log_message "The Python version of this venv is < 3"
+				error_exit
+			   fi
+			   ;;
+		   	n) error_exit
+	                   ;;
+		esac
+	else
+		pip_opt=""
+		read_yes_no "Do you wish to create a virtual environment to install MsSpec inside" "y"
+		case ${ANSWER} in
+		y) # Create the destination folder
+		   ANSWER=""
+		   test "$BYPASS" = "y" || \
+			   read -p "Please, type in the base installation folder ["${DEFAULT_DEST}"]: " "ANSWER"
+		   DEST_FOLDER="${ANSWER:-$DEFAULT_DEST}/MsSpec-${VERSION}"
+		   test -d $DEST_FOLDER && log_message "The folder $DEST_FOLDER already exists." && exit
+		   create_folder "${DEST_FOLDER}" || error_exit
+		   export DEST_FOLDER
+		   wrap "${PYTHON} -m venv --system-site-packages --prompt=\"(msspec-${VERSION}) \" ${DEST_FOLDER}/venv" \
+		   "Create a Python virtual environment"
+		   . ${DEST_FOLDER}/venv/bin/activate
+		   ;;
+		n) pip_opt="--user"
+		esac
 	fi
-	wrap "virtualenv -v --python=${PYTHON_VERSION} --system-site-packages --prompt=\"(msspec-${VERSION}) \" ${DEST_FOLDER}/venv" \
-	     "Create a Python virtual environment"
-	. ${DEST_FOLDER}/venv/bin/activate
 
 	# install pymsspec
-	wrap "make install" \
+	wrap "make sdist" \
+	     "Building MsSpec python package"
+	
+	wrap "pip install $pip_opt dist/msspec-*.tar.gz" \
 	     "Installing pymsspec python package and its dependencies"
 
 	# deactivate the virtualenv
-	deactivate
+	#if [ x"$pip_opt" = "x" ]; then
+	#	deactivate
+	#fi
 #
 ## move the frontend to the binary folder
 ##wrap "mkdir -p ${LOCALBIN} && \
@@ -217,7 +243,7 @@ local_install () {
 #wrap "cp ./uninstall.sh ${DEST}" "Moving the uninstall script"
 #
 	# installation was a succes so move the logfile to the DEST directory
-	wrap "cp ${LOGFILE} ${DEST_FOLDER}/msspec_install.log" "Moving the logfile"
+	#wrap "cp ${LOGFILE} ${DEST_FOLDER}/msspec_install.log" "Moving the logfile"
 	
 	# self-explanatory
 	success_message
@@ -241,9 +267,9 @@ update_path () {
 
 
 success_message () {
-	${ECHO} "========================================================"
-	${ECHO} "MsSpec was successfully installed."
-	${ECHO} "========================================================"
+	log_message "========================================================"
+	log_message "MsSpec was successfully installed."
+	log_message "========================================================"
 }
 
 
@@ -274,12 +300,6 @@ patience () {
 
 
 
-#create_dest_folder
-#echo $DEST_FOLDER
-#exit
-
-
-
 
 while getopts "p:b:yd" option
 do
@@ -300,5 +320,3 @@ done
 
 
 local_install
-
-