diff --git a/scripts/games_and_emulators/xemu.sh b/scripts/games_and_emulators/xemu.sh
index 1c843d76..9e45f873 100755
--- a/scripts/games_and_emulators/xemu.sh
+++ b/scripts/games_and_emulators/xemu.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,11 @@ bionic)
   ubuntu_ppa_installer "deadsnakes/ppa" || error "PPA failed to install"
   ubuntu_ppa_installer "ubuntu-toolchain-r/test" || error "PPA failed to install"
   sudo apt install python3.8 python3-pip gcc-11 g++-11 -y || error "Could not install dependencies!" #GCC 9 (the 20.04 default) also works, I'm just using 11 to future-proof -cobalt
-  sed -i -e 's/python3 /python3.8 /g' build.sh                                           #this is hacky, yes, but hey, it works
-  python3.8 -m pip install --upgrade pip meson PyYAML
+  sed -i -e 's/python3 /python3.8 /g' build.sh                      #this is hacky, yes, but hey, it works
+  python3.8 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+  source ~/.bashrc
+  python3.8 -m pip install --upgrade meson PyYAML
+  source ~/.bashrc
   CFLAGS=-mcpu=native CXXFLAGS=-mcpu=native CC=gcc-11 CXX=g++-11 ./build.sh || error "Compilation failed!"
   ;;
 *)