diff --git a/pipenv/core.py b/pipenv/core.py
index f815e5de..28d5f9a8 100644
--- a/pipenv/core.py
+++ b/pipenv/core.py
@@ -1566,10 +1566,7 @@ def format_pip_output(out, r=None):
 
 def warn_in_virtualenv():
     # Only warn if pipenv isn't already active.
-    pipenv_active = os.environ.get("PIPENV_ACTIVE")
-    if (environments.PIPENV_USE_SYSTEM or environments.PIPENV_VIRTUALENV) and not (
-        pipenv_active or environments.is_quiet()
-    ):
+    if environments.is_in_virtualenv() and not environments.is_quiet():
         click.echo(
             "{0}: Pipenv found itself running within a virtual environment, "
             "so it will automatically use that environment, instead of "
diff --git a/pipenv/environment.py b/pipenv/environment.py
index 8ac78dd8..5f32747c 100644
--- a/pipenv/environment.py
+++ b/pipenv/environment.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class Environment(object):
         self._modules = {'pkg_resources': pkg_resources, 'pipenv': pipenv}
         self.base_working_set = base_working_set if base_working_set else BASE_WORKING_SET
         prefix = normalize_path(prefix)
-        self.is_venv = not prefix == normalize_path(sys.prefix)
+        self.is_venv = is_venv or prefix != normalize_path(sys.prefix)
         if not sources:
             sources = []
         self.project = project
diff --git a/pipenv/environments.py b/pipenv/environments.py
index 066c296d..2d9bfaa8 100644
--- a/pipenv/environments.py
+++ b/pipenv/environments.py
@@ -276,6 +276,11 @@ def is_quiet(threshold=-1):
     return PIPENV_VERBOSITY <= threshold
 
 
+def is_in_virtualenv():
+    pipenv_active = os.environ.get("PIPENV_ACTIVE")
+    return (PIPENV_USE_SYSTEM or PIPENV_VIRTUALENV) and not pipenv_active
+
+
 PIPENV_SPINNER_FAIL_TEXT = fix_utf8(u"✘ {0}") if not PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS else ("{0}")
 
 PIPENV_SPINNER_OK_TEXT = fix_utf8(u"✔ {0}") if not PIPENV_HIDE_EMOJIS else ("{0}")
diff --git a/pipenv/project.py b/pipenv/project.py
index 590fafe5..fa7adb3e 100644
--- a/pipenv/project.py
+++ b/pipenv/project.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ from .environments import (
     PIPENV_TEST_INDEX,
     PIPENV_PYTHON,
     PIPENV_DEFAULT_PYTHON_VERSION,
+    is_in_virtualenv
 )
 
 
@@ -345,8 +346,8 @@ class Project(object):
     @property
     def environment(self):
         if not self._environment:
-            prefix = self.get_location_for_virtualenv()
-            is_venv = prefix == sys.prefix
+            prefix = self.virtualenv_location
+            is_venv = is_in_virtualenv()
             sources = self.sources if self.sources else [DEFAULT_SOURCE,]
             self._environment = Environment(
                 prefix=prefix, is_venv=is_venv, sources=sources, pipfile=self.parsed_pipfile,