diff --git a/content/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager.md b/content/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager.md
index 450ab0509017cd2be2c42a80de9796561082eedc..a044cb000725edf2c7b82e975663fb1fc653eed2 100644
--- a/content/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager.md
+++ b/content/applications/user_software/using_anaconda_package_manager.md
@@ -418,6 +418,13 @@ Jupyter Notebook. To do so, follow the steps below, replacing
          where `VAR` and `value` are the name and the value of the variable respectively.
          {{% /notice %}}
 
+         {{% notice note %}}
+         If the conda environment is located in $COMMON (e.g., `$COMMON/conda_env`), please use the name of the environment 
+         instead of $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV, e.g.,:
+         `python -m ipykernel install --user --name conda_env --display-name "Python (conda_env)" --env PATH $PATH`
+         where `conda_env` is replaced with the name of your conda enironment.
+         {{% /notice %}}
+
     2.  For an **R** conda environment, install the jupyter\_client and
         IRkernel packages, and then the kernel specification: