diff --git a/tools/lib/provision_inner.py b/tools/lib/provision_inner.py
index da6520e99a..f77dac21a3 100755
--- a/tools/lib/provision_inner.py
+++ b/tools/lib/provision_inner.py
@@ -93,8 +93,16 @@ def setup_shell_profile(shell_profile: str) -> None:
             with open(shell_profile_path, "w") as shell_profile_file:
                 shell_profile_file.writelines(command + "\n")
 
-    source_activate_command = "source " + os.path.join(VENV_PATH, "bin", "activate")
-    write_command(source_activate_command)
+    # Check if the environment is one of the dedicated containers: Vagrant, Docker, Droplet or WSL2
+    WSL = os.path.exists("/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/WSLInterop")
+    vagrant = os.path.exists("/vagrant")
+    docker = os.path.exists("/var/run/docker.sock")
+    droplet = os.path.exists("/etc/digitalocean")
+    # If the environment matches one of the containers, write the activation command to the user's bash profile
+    if WSL or vagrant or docker or droplet:
+        source_activate_command = "source " + os.path.join(VENV_PATH, "bin", "activate")
+        write_command(source_activate_command)
+
     if os.path.exists("/srv/zulip"):
         write_command("cd /srv/zulip")