diff --git a/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py b/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py
index 6f542cd..8446475 100644
--- a/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py
+++ b/bundles/mautrix-telegram/items.py
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ actions = {
         'command': '/usr/bin/python3 -m virtualenv -p python3 /opt/mautrix-telegram/venv/',
         'unless': 'test -d /opt/mautrix-telegram/venv/',
         'needs': {
-            'directory:/opt/mautrix-telegram', # provided by bundle:users
+            # actually /opt/mautrix-telegram, but we don't create that
+            'directory:/opt/mautrix-telegram/src',
         },
     },
     'mautrix-telegram_install_bridge': {