From fcee7b91c4a0789e6f4c303a257c8cc373cd7818 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benjamin Labrecque <labrecque.benji@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2026 15:37:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: recreate venv if already exist

---
 bin/start_service.sh | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/start_service.sh b/bin/start_service.sh
index 448d72b..2b4c538 100755
--- a/bin/start_service.sh
+++ b/bin/start_service.sh
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ pip install uv
 PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin:${PATH}"
 
 cd ${SVC_DIR}/current/app
-# create venv using site-packages -- uses system-wide installed epics
-uv venv --system-site-packages .venv
+# (re)create venv using site-packages -- uses system-wide installed epics
+uv venv --system-site-packages .venv --clear
 # install custom python packages from pyproject.toml / uv.lock
 uv sync --frozen
 # activate .venv, this works in conjunction with the conda environment