diff --git a/install-poetry.py b/install-poetry.py
index 4b47d82..c532a93 100644
--- a/install-poetry.py
+++ b/install-poetry.py
@@ -516,10 +516,11 @@ class Installer:
         env_path = self._data_dir.joinpath("venv")
 
         with temporary_directory() as tmp_dir:
-            subprocess.call(
+            subprocess.run(
                 [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "virtualenv", "-t", tmp_dir],
                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                 stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
+                check=True,
             )
 
             sys.path.insert(0, tmp_dir)