diff --git a/src/main/util.ts b/src/main/util.ts
index f2a411fe395d1b3f9f2dbdaee43674962de0b4ff..6b24ac703fc35fe5869835456e37ac2a00480f61 100644
--- a/src/main/util.ts
+++ b/src/main/util.ts
@@ -336,7 +336,8 @@ export async function checkIfCondaEnvironmentExists() {
   console.log('Checking if Conda environment "transformerlab" exists');
 
   const { error, stdout, stderr } = await executeInstallStep(
-    'list_environments'
+    'list_environments',
+    false
   );
 
   let response = {