diff --git a/docs/developer/build-code-and-run-tests/prerequisites.md b/docs/developer/build-code-and-run-tests/prerequisites.md
index 61f287469cd..41cc68ea07c 100644
--- a/docs/developer/build-code-and-run-tests/prerequisites.md
+++ b/docs/developer/build-code-and-run-tests/prerequisites.md
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ Please install the following to format the code during the git commit process
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata
 cd openmetadata
-python3 -m venv env  
+python3 -m venv env
+source env/bin/activate  
 make install_dev
 make install_test precommit_install
 ```