diff --git a/notebooks/basics/code/cesm_code_explore.ipynb b/notebooks/basics/code/cesm_code_explore.ipynb
index b7d10a78c..fd35e1e54 100644
--- a/notebooks/basics/code/cesm_code_explore.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/basics/code/cesm_code_explore.ipynb
@@ -189,12 +189,14 @@
     "<strong>Change back to the Code Workspace Location: </strong><br>\n",
     "\n",
     "```\n",
-    "cd ../..\n",
+    "cd /glade/work/$USER/code/my_cesm_code\n",
     "```\n",
-    "or\n",
+    "OR\n",
+    "Alternatively, you can use the `cd ../..` to move up two levels in the directory hierarchy.\n",
     "```\n",
-    "cd /glade/work/$USER/code/my_cesm_code\n",
+    "cd ../..\n",
     "```\n",
+    "\n",
     "<br>\n",
     "    \n",
     "<strong>Change into the Components area of the Code Workspace: </strong><br>\n",
@@ -301,7 +303,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.9.12"
+   "version": "3.10.13"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,
diff --git a/notebooks/basics/code/git_download_cesm.ipynb b/notebooks/basics/code/git_download_cesm.ipynb
index 0d2768dfe..0a0cd280b 100644
--- a/notebooks/basics/code/git_download_cesm.ipynb
+++ b/notebooks/basics/code/git_download_cesm.ipynb
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
     "<strong>Exercise: Run the `checkout_externals` command to download all the component models: </strong><br>\n",
     "\n",
     "```\n",
+    "cd /glade/work/$USER/code/my_cesm_code\n",
     "./manage_externals/checkout_externals\n",
     "```\n",
     "</br>\n",
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@
    "name": "python",
    "nbconvert_exporter": "python",
    "pygments_lexer": "ipython3",
-   "version": "3.9.12"
+   "version": "3.10.13"
   }
  },
  "nbformat": 4,