diff --git a/pipenv/environments.py b/pipenv/environments.py
index ca65ee0e..7f870422 100644
--- a/pipenv/environments.py
+++ b/pipenv/environments.py
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ PIPENV_MAX_SUBPROCESS = int(os.environ.get('PIPENV_MAX_SUBPROCESS', '8'))
 PIPENV_MAX_DEPTH = int(os.environ.get('PIPENV_MAX_DEPTH', '3')) + 1
 
 # Tells Pipenv to use the virtualenv-provided pip instead.
+PIPENV_VIRTUALENV = None
 PIPENV_USE_SYSTEM = False
 if 'PIPENV_ACTIVE' not in os.environ:
     if 'PIPENV_IGNORE_VIRTUALENVS' not in os.environ:
         PIPENV_VIRTUALENV = os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV')
         PIPENV_USE_SYSTEM = bool(os.environ.get('VIRTUAL_ENV'))
-else:
-    PIPENV_VIRTUALENV = None
 
 # Tells Pipenv to use hashing mode.
 PIPENV_USE_HASHES = True