diff --git a/scripts/run_standalone.py b/scripts/run_standalone.py
index d36f08a2..974904bc 100755
--- a/scripts/run_standalone.py
+++ b/scripts/run_standalone.py
@@ -109,21 +109,27 @@ def log_stream(stream, prefix, color):
 
 def start_backend(backend_port: int, backend_cfg: Dict[str, Any], background: bool = False):
     logger.info(f"Starting Backend on port {backend_port}...")
-    
+
     app_cfg = backend_cfg.get("application", {})
     env = os.environ.copy()
     env["DATA_DIR"] = app_cfg.get("data_dir", "./data")
     env["LOGS_DIR"] = app_cfg.get("logs_dir", "./logs")
     env["LOG_LEVEL"] = backend_cfg.get("logging", {}).get("log_level", "INFO")
-    
+
     # Ensure directories exist
     os.makedirs(env["DATA_DIR"], exist_ok=True)
     os.makedirs(env["LOGS_DIR"], exist_ok=True)
-    
+
+    # Use venv python if available
+    python_exe = sys.executable
+    venv_python = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))), "venv", "bin", "python3")
+    if os.path.exists(venv_python):
+        python_exe = venv_python
+
     cmd = [
-        sys.executable, "-m", "uvicorn", 
-        "backend.main:app", 
-        "--host", "0.0.0.0", 
+        python_exe, "-m", "uvicorn",
+        "backend.main:app",
+        "--host", "0.0.0.0",
         "--port", str(backend_port)
     ]