diff --git a/docs/developer-guide.md b/docs/developer-guide.md
index 48494c676444b5cc5670797d4fe89c1e1a2f7808..104d66f0c9e127eb8e1988a2d352e087d4f2dc7f 100644
--- a/docs/developer-guide.md
+++ b/docs/developer-guide.md
@@ -143,9 +143,16 @@ Install the necessary Python dependencies using the conda package manager:
 ```
 >> conda install setuptools_scm future h5py pytables pytest nose sphinx
 >> conda install scipy pandas matplotlib cython xlrd coverage xlwt openpyxl psutil
->> conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge pyscaffold pytest-cov
+>> conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge pyscaffold pytest-cov --no-channel-priority
 ```
 
+Note that ```--no-channel-priority``` avoids that newer packages from the
+```conda-forge``` will be used instead of those from the default ```anaconda```
+channel. Depending on which packages get overwritten, this might brake your
+Anaconda root environment. As such, using ```--no-channel-priority``` should be
+be used for safety (especially when operating from the root environment).
+
+
 ## Get wetb
 
 Copy the https - link on the front page of your fork of wetb
diff --git a/docs/install.md b/docs/install.md
index 4d86e376f57f2ff9cef0c24482bec21af01a445b..3c603fef68751780235036e93f4ddbda2c3d1711 100644
--- a/docs/install.md
+++ b/docs/install.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Install the necessary Python dependencies using the ```conda``` package manager:
 ```
 conda install setuptools_scm future h5py pytables pytest nose sphinx blosc
 conda install scipy pandas matplotlib cython xlrd coverage xlwt openpyxl psutil
-conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge pyscaffold pytest-cov
+conda install -c https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge pyscaffold pytest-cov --no-channel-priority
 ```
 
 Now you can install ```wetb``` with ```pip``` (there is no ```conda``` package