diff --git conda-4.4.9/conda/__init__.py~ conda-4.4.9/conda/__init__.py
index 3b53320718..98275d39f6 100644
--- conda-4.4.9/conda/__init__.py~
+++ conda-4.4.9/conda/__init__.py
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ __copyright__ = "Copyright (c) 2012, Anaconda, Inc."
 __summary__ = __doc__
 __url__ = "https://github.com/conda/conda"
 
-if os.getenv('CONDA_ROOT') is None:
-    os.environ[str('CONDA_ROOT')] = sys.prefix
+os.environ['CONDA_ROOT'] = '/usr/share/conda'
 
 CONDA_PACKAGE_ROOT = dirname(__file__)