diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md index cc477f22609..fe7bed18b0a 100644 --- a/docs/configuration.md +++ b/docs/configuration.md @@ -271,8 +271,8 @@ Use parallel execution when using the new (`>=1.1.0`) installer. Create a new virtual environment if one doesn't already exist. If set to `false`, Poetry will not create a new virtual environment. If it detects a virtual environment -in `{cache-dir}/virtualenvs` or `{project-dir}/.venv` it will install dependencies into them, otherwise it will install -dependencies into the systems python environment. +in `{cache-dir}/virtualenvs` or `{project-dir}/.venv` or in `VIRTUAL_ENV` it will install dependencies +into them, otherwise it will install dependencies into the systems python environment. {{% note %}} If Poetry detects it's running within an activated virtual environment, it will never create a new virtual environment,