diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py b/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py
index a08d02cf2..e8105b7e0 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/stack/configure.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class StackConfigure(Subcommand):
             f"Could not find {build_config_file}. Trying conda build name instead...",
             color="green",
         )
-        if os.getenv("CONDA_PREFIX"):
+        if os.getenv("CONDA_PREFIX", ""):
             conda_dir = (
                 Path(os.getenv("CONDA_PREFIX")).parent / f"llamastack-{args.config}"
             )