diff --git a/create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh b/create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
index 3f159d1fdac6ac5947f50e8fc3c21791982a08d7..06e2ef08a628765a5906c5259dc37ce9d2e2e454 100644
--- a/create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
+++ b/create_JupyterLab_kernel.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ source /srv/$INSTALLATION_ROOT/spack/var/spack/environments/$SPACKIFIED_ENV/load
 # add also user's .local python3.8 packages to allow package installation at runtime
 # by the user using pip
 export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:/opt/app-root/src/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages
+export PATH=$PATH:/opt/app-root/src/.local/bin
 
 # capture the env after spack activation
 cd /opt/app-root/src