diff --git a/dot_config/conda/.keep b/dot_config/conda/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/dot_config/conda/condarc b/dot_config/conda/condarc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72582ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dot_config/conda/condarc
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+envs_dirs:
+  - ~/.local/share/conda/envs
+
+pkgs_dirs:
+  - ~/.local/share/conda/pkgs
diff --git a/dot_pam_environment.tmpl b/dot_pam_environment.tmpl
index cfd7061..59c4a8e 100644
--- a/dot_pam_environment.tmpl
+++ b/dot_pam_environment.tmpl
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ ASPELL_CONF             DEFAULT="per-conf ${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/aspell/aspell.conf;
 CCACHE_CONFIGPATH       DEFAULT=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/ccache.config
 CCACHE_DIR              DEFAULT=${XDG_CACHE_HOME}/ccache
 CCNET_CONF_DIR          DEFAULT=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/ccnet
+CONDARC                 DEFAULT=${XDG_CONFIG_HOME}/conda/condarc
 
 # NOTE: in order for rootless docker to work on BTRFS, need the
 # user_subvol_rm_allowed mount option on the host filesystem