diff --git a/dot_config/conda/condarc.tmpl b/dot_config/conda/condarc.tmpl
index d163692..f8c8544 100644
--- a/dot_config/conda/condarc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/conda/condarc.tmpl
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ channels:
 
 channel_priority: strict
 
-# define this in zshrc so the completion engine can find my local envs
-#envs_dirs:
-#  - {{ .paths.data }}/conda/envs
+# TODO this is repeated in zshrc to get completion to work, necessary here to make emacs happy
+envs_dirs:
+  - {{ .paths.data }}/conda/envs
 
 pkgs_dirs:
   - {{ .paths.data }}/conda/pkgs