diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c8e7c04f6..63bb930bd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,18 +1,20 @@
 .PHONY: quality style test docs utils
 
+PYTHON ?= python
+
 check_dirs := examples src tests utils
 
 # Check code quality of the source code
 quality:
-	ruff check $(check_dirs)
-	ruff format --check $(check_dirs)
-	python utils/check_tests_in_ci.py
+	$(PYTHON) -m ruff check $(check_dirs)
+	$(PYTHON) -m ruff format --check $(check_dirs)
+	$(PYTHON) utils/check_tests_in_ci.py
 
 # Format source code automatically
 style:
-	ruff check $(check_dirs) --fix
-	ruff format $(check_dirs)
+	$(PYTHON) -m ruff check $(check_dirs) --fix
+	$(PYTHON) -m ruff format $(check_dirs)
 	
 # Run smolagents tests
 test:
-	pytest ./tests/
\ No newline at end of file
+	$(PYTHON) -m pytest ./tests/