diff --git a/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/snowpark/venv.py b/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/snowpark/venv.py
index 4e60403c29..fdf2e5725e 100644
--- a/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/snowpark/venv.py
+++ b/src/snowflake/cli/plugins/snowpark/venv.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def pip_install(self, name: str, req_type: str, directory: str = ".packages"):
         return process.returncode
 
     def _create_venv(self):
-        venv.create(self.directory.name, self.with_pip)
+        venv.create(self.directory.name, with_pip=self.with_pip)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _get_python_path(venv_dir: Path):