diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 323f30c952953283305d1691e28b2c49204f0565..256c7f1d805956ed93db7896a5f68582b08d6be6 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject python/lein-template "0.17.1"
+(defproject python/lein-template "0.17.2"
   :description "lein template for a python project"
   :repositories [["snapshots"
                   {:url "http://devserv.game.yy.com/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots"
diff --git a/src/leiningen/new/python/Makefile b/src/leiningen/new/python/Makefile
index 081fdd1e8e6a638e2d42a0a79c9979b38d7bc726..97e79295da911e5b1bc812b6b58122355afeb597 100644
--- a/src/leiningen/new/python/Makefile
+++ b/src/leiningen/new/python/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ shell:
 	$(PYTHON) -i
 
 venv:
-	test -d $(VENV) || $(DEFAULT_PYTHON) $(VIRTUALENV) -q $(VENV)
+	test -d $(VENV) || $(DEFAULT_PYTHON) $(VIRTUALENV) --no-download -q $(VENV)
 requirements:
 	@if [ -d wheelhouse ]; then \
 		$(PIP) install -q --no-index --find-links=wheelhouse $(REQUIREMENTS); \