diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 928fbb4..444acbc 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ workon()
     else
         local VENV_NAME="$1"
     fi
+    deactivate >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
     [ -d "$VENVS/$VENV_NAME" ] || mkdir -p "$VENVS/$VENV_NAME"
     [ -f "$VENVS/$VENV_NAME/bin/activate" ] || python3 -m venv "$VENVS/$VENV_NAME"
     . "$VENVS/$VENV_NAME/bin/activate"