diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
index d677f30..66dd6f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_on_push.yml
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@ jobs:
 
         - name: Set up uv
           uses: yezz123/setup-uv@v4
+          with:
+            uv-venv: ".venv"
 
         - name: Install nox
           run: uv pip install nox[uv]
@@ -128,4 +130,5 @@ jobs:
         - name: Test generated project
           working-directory: ./pybamm_example_project
           run: |
+            source ../venv/bin/activate
             nox -s generated-project-tests
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/noxfile.py b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/noxfile.py
index bac543d..76cb1bb 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/noxfile.py
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_name}}/noxfile.py
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ def build_docs(session: nox.Session) -> None:
 
 @nox.session(name="generated-project-tests")
 def run_generated_project_tests(session):
-    """Run the tests for testing template generation"""
+    """Run the tests for testing units inside generated project"""
     session.install("setuptools", silent=False)
     session.install("-e", ".[dev]", silent=False)
     session.run("pytest", "tests/generated_project_tests")
 
 @nox.session(name="user-tests")
 def run_user_tests(session):
-    """Run the tests for testing template generation"""
+    """Run the tests for testing user written tests"""
     session.install("setuptools", silent=False)
     session.install("-e", ".[dev]", silent=False)
     session.run("pytest", "tests/user_tests")