diff --git a/scripts/bench/__main__.py b/scripts/bench/__main__.py
index e7d6ffa92..b7158c2cb 100644
--- a/scripts/bench/__main__.py
+++ b/scripts/bench/__main__.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ To set up the required environment, run:
 
     cargo build --release
     ./target/release/puffin venv
-    ./target/release/puffin pip sync ./scripts/bench/requirements.txt
     source .venv/bin/activate
+    ./target/release/puffin pip sync ./scripts/bench/requirements.txt
 
 Example usage: