diff --git a/libmamba/src/api/pip_utils.cpp b/libmamba/src/api/pip_utils.cpp
index 175ca1d00a..c8b3b2fb7c 100644
--- a/libmamba/src/api/pip_utils.cpp
+++ b/libmamba/src/api/pip_utils.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#include <fmt/color.h>
+#include <fmt/format.h>
+#include <fmt/ostream.h>
+#include <fmt/ranges.h>
+#include <reproc++/run.hpp>
+#include <reproc/reproc.h>
 
 #include "mamba/api/install.hpp"
 #include "mamba/core/activation.hpp"
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ namespace mamba
 
         command_args command = [&]
         {
-            const auto maybe_command = get_other_pkg_mgr_command(
+            const auto maybe_command = get_pip_install_command(
                 pkg_mgr,
                 ctx.prefix_params.target_prefix.string(),
                 specs.path(),
@@ -155,7 +161,7 @@ namespace mamba
                 fmt::format("pip failed to {} packages", update ? "update" : "install")
             );
         }
+
+        return command;
     }
 }
-
-#endif  // MAMBA_PIP_UTILS_HPP