diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index fa25c0a..486d5de 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -96491,13 +96491,16 @@ function setupPython() {
         core.info(`Set UV_PYTHON to ${inputs_1.pythonVersion}`);
     }
 }
+function getVenvPath() {
+    // Use custom venv path if provided, otherwise default to .venv in working directory
+    return inputs_1.venvPath ?? path.resolve(`${inputs_1.workingDirectory}${path.sep}.venv`);
+}
 async function activateEnvironment() {
     if (inputs_1.activateEnvironment) {
         if (process.env.UV_NO_MODIFY_PATH !== undefined) {
             throw new Error("UV_NO_MODIFY_PATH and activate-environment cannot be used together.");
         }
-        // Use custom venv path if provided, otherwise default to .venv in working directory
-        const venvPath = inputs_1.venvPath ?? path.resolve(`${inputs_1.workingDirectory}${path.sep}.venv`);
+        const venvPath = getVenvPath();
         core.info(`Activating python venv at ${venvPath}...`);
         await exec.exec("uv", ["venv", venvPath]);
         let venvBinPath = `${venvPath}${path.sep}bin`;
diff --git a/src/setup-uv.ts b/src/setup-uv.ts
index d55c16b..1dd0326 100644
--- a/src/setup-uv.ts
+++ b/src/setup-uv.ts
@@ -263,6 +263,11 @@ function setupPython(): void {
   }
 }
 
+function getVenvPath(): string {
+  // Use custom venv path if provided, otherwise default to .venv in working directory
+  return venvPathInput ?? path.resolve(`${workingDirectory}${path.sep}.venv`);
+}
+
 async function activateEnvironment(): Promise<void> {
   if (activateEnvironmentInput) {
     if (process.env.UV_NO_MODIFY_PATH !== undefined) {
@@ -271,9 +276,7 @@ async function activateEnvironment(): Promise<void> {
       );
     }
 
-    // Use custom venv path if provided, otherwise default to .venv in working directory
-    const venvPath =
-      venvPathInput ?? path.resolve(`${workingDirectory}${path.sep}.venv`);
+    const venvPath = getVenvPath();
 
     core.info(`Activating python venv at ${venvPath}...`);
     await exec.exec("uv", ["venv", venvPath]);