diff --git a/setup/setup-ci/install-pip-package.sh b/setup/setup-ci/install-pip-package.sh
index d417ad7e2c3..ced2f8ceb34 100644
--- a/setup/setup-ci/install-pip-package.sh
+++ b/setup/setup-ci/install-pip-package.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ sudo -u azureuser -i <<'EOF'
 
 PACKAGE=numpy
 ENVIRONMENT=azureml_py38 
+source /anaconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 conda activate "$ENVIRONMENT"
 pip install "$PACKAGE"
 conda deactivate
diff --git a/setup/setup-ci/setup-custom-conda-env.sh b/setup/setup-ci/setup-custom-conda-env.sh
index e7a0059e33c..204d0799c73 100644
--- a/setup/setup-ci/setup-custom-conda-env.sh
+++ b/setup/setup-ci/setup-custom-conda-env.sh
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ set -e
 
 # This script creates a custom conda environment and kernel based on a sample yml file.
 
+source /anaconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 conda env create -f env.yml
 echo "Activating new conda environment"
 conda activate envname
 conda install -y ipykernel
-echo "Installing kernel"
 sudo -u azureuser -i <<'EOF'
+echo "Installing kernel"
+source /anaconda/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
 conda activate envname
 python -m ipykernel install --user --name envname --display-name "mykernel"
 echo "Conda environment setup successfully."