diff --git a/pipenv/environment.py b/pipenv/environment.py
index 8548c38f..8e96f2c8 100644
--- a/pipenv/environment.py
+++ b/pipenv/environment.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class Environment(object):
             sources = project.sources
         self.sources = sources
         if project and not pipfile:
-            pipfile = project.pipfile
+            pipfile = project.parsed_pipfile
         self.pipfile = pipfile
         self.extra_dists = []
         prefix = prefix if prefix else sys.prefix