diff --git a/hpvm/docs/install.rst b/hpvm/docs/install.rst
index fa4a3f747b24501537903edc8f7b09da8928571b..a4f386ff1b49d48e17e4c1e085fa9c0de41a5c19 100644
--- a/hpvm/docs/install.rst
+++ b/hpvm/docs/install.rst
@@ -19,12 +19,19 @@ The following components are required to be installed on your machine to build H
 
 Python must be strictly 3.6 (any subversion from 3.6.0 to 3.6.13).
 Alternatively, if you use Anaconda for package management,
-we provide a conda environment file that covers all Python and package requirements:
+we provide a conda environment file that covers all Python and package requirements
+(``hpvm/env.yaml`` can be found in the repository):
 
 .. code-block:: bash
 
    conda env create -n hpvm -f hpvm/env.yaml
 
+This creates the conda environment ``hpvm``.
+If you use this method, remember to activate the environment each time you enter a bash shell:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   conda activate hpvm
 
 Supported Architectures
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