diff --git a/appendix b/appendix
index c6e9fe0..40fa183 100644
--- a/appendix
+++ b/appendix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 USER root
 
+ENV CONDA_ENV=${CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV}
+
 # Install R, RStudio via Rocker scripts
 ENV R_VERSION="4.4.1"
 ENV R_DOCKERFILE="verse_${R_VERSION}"