diff --git a/docs/source/basic_setup.md b/docs/source/basic_setup.md
index 092ef29a..83f2c544 100644
--- a/docs/source/basic_setup.md
+++ b/docs/source/basic_setup.md
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ worry about updating/installing these tools. OpenRAM installs Anaconda silently
 OpenRAM uses Anaconda by default, but you can turn this feature off by setting `use_conda = False`
 in your config file. Then, OpenRAM will use the tools you have installed on your system.
 
+If you want to install Anaconda without running OpenRAM (for example to run unit tests, which do not install Anaconda), you can run:
+```
+cd OpenRAM
+./install_conda.sh
+```
+
 
 
 ## Docker (deprecated, use Anaconda instead)
diff --git a/docs/source/debug.md b/docs/source/debug.md
index 73cc31db..e8ae091c 100644
--- a/docs/source/debug.md
+++ b/docs/source/debug.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ use the following command to run all regression tests:
 cd OpenRAM/compiler/tests
 make -j 3
 ```
-The -j can run with 3 threads. By default, this will run in all technologies.
+The -j can run with 3 threads. By default, this will run in all technologies. Note that if you have not run openram, the conda environment will not be installed. You can install it by running OpenRAM/install_conda.sh (see [Basic Setup](basic_setup.md#anaconda) for more details).
 
 To run a specific test in all technologies:
 ```