diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index c32dee1..1aae0ec 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 ) {
   ensure_resource('file', $prefix, { 'ensure' => 'directory' })
   ensure_resource('file', "${prefix}/bin", { 'ensure' => 'directory', require => File[$prefix] })
+  ensure_resource('file', "${prefix}/requirements", { 'ensure' => 'directory', require => File[$prefix] })
   $arch = $::facts['os']['architecture']
   archive { 'install_uv':
     path            => '/tmp/uv',
diff --git a/manifests/venv.pp b/manifests/venv.pp
index c9e5d89..af88d86 100644
--- a/manifests/venv.pp
+++ b/manifests/venv.pp
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
   if $python =~ Stdlib::Absolutepath {
     $path    = ["${uv_prefix}/bin", dirname($python),'/bin', '/usr/bin']
     $environ = []
+    $target  = $python
   } else {
     $path    = ["${uv_prefix}/bin"]
     $environ = ["XDG_DATA_HOME=${uv_prefix}/share"]
+    $target  = "${uv_prefix}/share/uv/python/*/bin/python${python}"
   }
 
   if $system_site_packages {
@@ -45,9 +47,50 @@
     $ssp_flag = ''
   }
 
+  $uv_req_prefix = "${uv_prefix}/requirements"
+  $requirement_prefix = "${uv_req_prefix}/${name}"
+  file { $requirement_prefix:
+    ensure  => directory,
+    require => File[$uv_req_prefix],
+  }
+
+  file { "${requirement_prefix}/requirements.1.txt":
+    ensure  => file,
+    require => File[$requirement_prefix],
+  }
+  if $requirements_path {
+    File["${requirement_prefix}/requirements.1.txt"] {
+      source => "file://${requirements_path}",
+      notify => [
+        Exec["${name}_clear_pipfreeze"],
+      ],
+    }
+  }
+
+  file { "${requirement_prefix}/requirements.2.txt":
+    ensure  => file,
+    require => File[$requirement_prefix],
+  }
+  if $requirements {
+    File["${requirement_prefix}/requirements.2.txt"] {
+      content => $requirements,
+      notify  => [
+        Exec["${name}_clear_pipfreeze"],
+      ],
+    }
+  }
+
+  exec { "${name}_clear_pipfreeze":
+    command     => "/bin/rm -f ${prefix}/.pipfreeze",
+    refreshonly => true,
+    before      => [
+      Exec["${name}_venv"],
+    ],
+  }
+
   exec { "${name}_venv":
-    command     => "uv venv --seed -p ${python} ${ssp_flag} ${prefix}",
-    creates     => "${prefix}/bin/python",
+    command     => "uv venv --clear --seed -p ${python} ${ssp_flag} ${prefix}",
+    unless      => "/usr/bin/test $(/usr/bin/readlink ${prefix}/bin/python) == ${target} && /usr/bin/test -f ${prefix}/.pipfreeze",
     require     => Class['uv::install'],
     path        => $path,
     environment => $environ,
@@ -63,32 +106,20 @@
     $pip_path = ["${uv_prefix}/bin", '/usr/bin']
   }
 
-  file { "${prefix}/${name}-requirements.1.txt":
-    ensure => file,
-  }
-  if $requirements_path {
-    File["${prefix}/${name}-requirements.1.txt"] {
-      source => "file://${requirements_path}",
-      notify => Exec["${name}_pip_install"],
-    }
-  }
-
-  file { "${prefix}/${name}-requirements.2.txt":
-    ensure => file,
-  }
-  if $requirements {
-    File["${prefix}/${name}-requirements.2.txt"] {
-      content => $requirements,
-      notify  => Exec["${name}_pip_install"],
-    }
-  }
-
   exec { "${name}_pip_install":
-    command     => "${pip_cmd} -r ${prefix}/${name}-requirements.1.txt -r ${prefix}/${name}-requirements.2.txt",
+    command     => "${pip_cmd} -r ${requirement_prefix}/requirements.1.txt -r ${requirement_prefix}/requirements.2.txt",
     refreshonly => true,
     environment => $pip_environ,
     timeout     => 0,
     path        => $pip_path,
-    require     => Exec["${name}_venv"],
+    subscribe   => Exec["${name}_venv"],
+  }
+
+  exec { "${name}_pip_freeze":
+    command     => "uv pip freeze > ${prefix}/.pipfreeze",
+    creates     => "${prefix}/.pipfreeze",
+    environment => ["VIRTUAL_ENV=${prefix}"],
+    require     => Exec["${name}_pip_install"],
+    path        => ["${uv_prefix}/bin"],
   }
 }