diff --git a/source/cloud/aws/sagemaker.md b/source/cloud/aws/sagemaker.md
index 097f47b8..608ddc26 100644
--- a/source/cloud/aws/sagemaker.md
+++ b/source/cloud/aws/sagemaker.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)"
 conda create -y -n rapids {{ rapids_conda_channels }} {{ rapids_sagemaker_conda_packages }} boto3 ipykernel sagemaker-python-sdk
 conda activate rapids
 
-python -m ipykernel install --user --name rapids
+python -m ipykernel install --user --name rapids --env CONDA_PREFIX "$CONDA_PREFIX"
 echo "kernel install completed"
 EOF
 ```