diff --git a/coq/__main__.py b/coq/__main__.py
index f588f718..36bcca21 100644
--- a/coq/__main__.py
+++ b/coq/__main__.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ _EXEC_PATH = Path(executable)
 _EXEC_PATH = _EXEC_PATH.parent.resolve(strict=True) / _EXEC_PATH.name
 _REQ = REQUIREMENTS.read_text()
 
-_IN_VENV = _RT_PY.parent.resolve() / _RT_PY.name == _EXEC_PATH
+_IN_VENV = True
 
 
 if command == "deps":
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ elif command == "run":
     try:
         if not _IN_VENV:
             raise ImportError()
-        elif lock != _REQ:
+        elif False:
             raise ImportError()
         else:
             import pynvim_pp
diff --git a/coq/consts.py b/coq/consts.py
index 804e92ab..5c090a93 100644
--- a/coq/consts.py
+++ b/coq/consts.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TOP_LEVEL = Path(__file__).resolve(strict=True).parent.parent
 REQUIREMENTS = TOP_LEVEL / "requirements.txt"
 
 
-VARS = TOP_LEVEL / ".vars"
+VARS = Path.home() / ".cache/coq_nvim/vars"
 
 RT_DIR = VARS / "runtime"
 RT_PY = RT_DIR / "Scripts" / "python.exe" if IS_WIN else RT_DIR / "bin" / "python3"