2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 9e69564..d4dd250 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 - fix issue148: remove "__PYVENV_LAUNCHER__" from os.environ when starting
   subprocesses. Thanks Steven Myint.
 
+- fix issue152: set VIRTUAL_ENV when running test commands,
+  thanks Florian Ludwig.
 
 
 1.7.2
diff --git a/tests/test_venv.py b/tests/test_venv.py
index 00e5f8b..fe2bed7 100644
--- a/tests/test_venv.py
+++ b/tests/test_venv.py
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ def test_setenv_added_to_pcall(tmpdir, mocksession, newconfig):
         assert env is not None
         assert 'ENV_VAR' in env
         assert env['ENV_VAR'] == 'value'
+        assert env['VIRTUAL_ENV'] == str(venv.path)
 
     for e in os.environ:
         assert e in env