diff --git a/utils/venv-manager.py b/utils/venv-manager.py
index d19da5c..6de0bd8 100644
--- a/utils/venv-manager.py
+++ b/utils/venv-manager.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ def run_logged_subprocess(command: Union[str, list], timeout: int = 10, shell: b
     """
     logger.debug(f"Entering subprocess for '{command}'")
     with subprocess.Popen(command,\
-        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=shell, text=True)\
+        stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=shell, universal_newlines=True)\
         as logged_shell_process:
 
         subprocess_log_prefix = f"(PID: {logged_shell_process.pid})"