diff --git a/misc/pip_install.sh b/misc/pip_install.sh
index a6529e12..d8ce0368 100644
--- a/misc/pip_install.sh
+++ b/misc/pip_install.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ ENV_NAME=${2:-alphadia}
 
 conda create -n $ENV_NAME python=3.9 -y
 
+if [ "$INSTALL_TYPE" = "loose" ]; then
+  INSTALL_STRING=""
+else
+  INSTALL_STRING="[${INSTALL_TYPE}]"
+fi
+
 # conda 'run' vs. 'activate', cf. https://stackoverflow.com/a/72395091
-conda run -n $ENV_NAME --no-capture-output pip install -e "../.[${INSTALL_TYPE}]"
+conda run -n $ENV_NAME --no-capture-output pip install -e "../.$INSTALL_STRING"
 conda run -n $ENV_NAME --no-capture-output alphadia -v