diff --git a/load_sim_tools.sh b/load_sim_tools.sh
index 73b43162f6295f99157647a54337e06b6e534295..ba94b15751cebf0be1ba2cf809e47e0a19e95691 100644
--- a/load_sim_tools.sh
+++ b/load_sim_tools.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ echo "Loading packages..."
 
 spack load -r python %gcc@10.3.0
 spack load -r py-numpy %gcc@10.3.0
+spack load -r py-pip %gcc@10.3.0
 spack load -r arbor %gcc@10.3.0
 spack load -r neuron %gcc@10.3.0
 spack load -r nest %gcc@10.3.0