diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index be78f32..10da83a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ First, set up the environment:
 ```bash
 git clone https://github.com/YangLing0818/buffer-of-thought-llm
 cd buffer-of-thought-llm
-conda create -n BoT python==3.9 
+conda create -n BoT python==3.9
+conda activate BoT
 pip install -r requirements.txt
 ```