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@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Build and distribute software tools with Spack for the EBRAINS Collaboratory Lab
 - Open a terminal at a running Collaboratory Lab Container and execute the following:
 ```
 #update modulepath of JupterLab container to include spack arch modulefiles path
-export MODULEPATH=$MODULEPATH:/srv/test-build/spack/share/spack/modules/linux-centos7-broadwell/
+module use /srv/test-build/spack/share/spack/modules/linux-centos7-broadwell/
 
 #start JupyterLab kernel made for spack
 jupyter kernelspec install --user /srv/test-build/ebrains-spack-builds/spack_python_kernel_release_20210930/