1diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
2index 5c1b40af4..917451dee 100644
3--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
4+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
5@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@ if(USE_IMAGE_COMPARE_PY)
6
7 # Since msys2 on Windows prefers bin/ over Scripts, we need to look for the actual folder to determine
8 # how to utilize the venv
9- find_path(VENV_BIN_PATH activate PATHS "${VENV_DIR}/bin" "${VENV_DIR}/Scripts" NO_DEFAULT_PATH NO_CACHE)
10- if(WIN32)
11- set(IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE "${VENV_BIN_PATH}/python.exe")
12- else()
13- set(IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE "${VENV_BIN_PATH}/python")
14- endif()
15- if(EXISTS "${IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE}")
16+ # find_path(VENV_BIN_PATH activate PATHS "${VENV_DIR}/bin" "${VENV_DIR}/Scripts" NO_DEFAULT_PATH NO_CACHE)
17+ # if(WIN32)
18+ # set(IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE "${VENV_BIN_PATH}/python.exe")
19+ # else()
20+ # set(IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE "${VENV_BIN_PATH}/python")
21+ # endif()
22+ set(IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE "python3")
23+ # if(EXISTS "${IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE}")
24 message(STATUS "venv found, testing libraries")
25 execute_process(
26 COMMAND "${IMAGE_COMPARE_EXE}" "${CCSD}/image_compare.py" "--status"
27@@ -77,10 +78,10 @@ if(USE_IMAGE_COMPARE_PY)
28 message(STATUS "venv libraries complete")
29 set(BUILD_VENV FALSE)
30 endif()
31- else()
32- message(STATUS "venv not found")
33- set(BUILD_VENV TRUE)
34- endif()
35+ # else()
36+ # message(STATUS "venv not found")
37+ # set(BUILD_VENV TRUE)
38+ # endif()
39 if(BUILD_VENV)
40 message(STATUS "Setting up testing venv for image comparison")
41 execute_process(
42