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@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ virtualenv env
 That will create a new folder `env` in your project directory. Next activate it with this command on mac/linux:
 
 ```
-source env/bin/active
+source env/bin/activate
 ```
 
 Then install the project dependencies with