diff --git a/doc/06_quality_control.md b/doc/06_quality_control.md
index 67c064a..1fc74c3 100644
--- a/doc/06_quality_control.md
+++ b/doc/06_quality_control.md
@@ -178,10 +178,16 @@ srun -p bmh -J khmer -t 20:00:00 --mem=21gb -c 1 --pty bash
 
 Since we changed computers, our conda environment was automatically deactivated.
 
-Activate your project environment again:
+Create a new environment:
 
 ```
-conda activate dib_rotation
+conda create -n khmer
+```
+
+> This step (creating a new environment) was necessary because `khmer` requires a different python version than we have installed in our `dib_rotation` environment. You can compare the two environments with `conda list -n dib_rotation` and `conda list -n khmer`... after we finish setting up the `khmer` environment though!
+
+```
+mamba activate khmer
 ```
 
 ### Install khmer
diff --git a/doc/10_annotating_amino_acid_sequences.md b/doc/10_annotating_amino_acid_sequences.md
index 4992fa6..3f4f7df 100644
--- a/doc/10_annotating_amino_acid_sequences.md
+++ b/doc/10_annotating_amino_acid_sequences.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ kofamscan is not available as a conda package, but being able to use the KEGG fr
 We'll create a new environment for kofamscan, and use conda to install all of its dependencies.
 
 ```
-mamba create -n kofamscan hmmer parallel ruby kofamscan
+mamba create -n kofamscan hmmer parallel ruby kofamscan python=3.6
 conda activate kofamscan
 ```