diff --git a/news/2 Fixes/969.md b/news/2 Fixes/969.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a991de1a919d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/news/2 Fixes/969.md	
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Ensure conda installer is not used for non-conda environments.
diff --git a/src/client/common/installer/condaInstaller.ts b/src/client/common/installer/condaInstaller.ts
index a4802817b8d9..10acd9f3bb64 100644
--- a/src/client/common/installer/condaInstaller.ts
+++ b/src/client/common/installer/condaInstaller.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ export class CondaInstaller extends ModuleInstaller implements IModuleInstaller
      * @returns {Promise<boolean>} Whether conda is supported as a module installer or not.
      */
     public async isSupported(resource?: Uri): Promise<boolean> {
-        if (this.isCondaAvailable !== undefined) {
-            return this.isCondaAvailable!;
+        if (this.isCondaAvailable === false) {
+            return false;
         }
         const condaLocator = this.serviceContainer.get<ICondaService>(ICondaService);
         this.isCondaAvailable = await condaLocator.isCondaAvailable();
diff --git a/src/test/common/moduleInstaller.test.ts b/src/test/common/moduleInstaller.test.ts
index 768d37afc19f..42e83eb93524 100644
--- a/src/test/common/moduleInstaller.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/common/moduleInstaller.test.ts
@@ -167,6 +167,22 @@ suite('Module Installer', () => {
         const condaInstaller = new CondaInstaller(serviceContainer.object);
         await expect(condaInstaller.isSupported()).to.eventually.equal(true, 'Conda is not supported');
     });
+    test('Ensure conda is not supported even if conda is available', async () => {
+        const serviceContainer = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<IServiceContainer>();
+
+        const configService = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<IConfigurationService>();
+        serviceContainer.setup(c => c.get(TypeMoq.It.isValue(IConfigurationService))).returns(() => configService.object);
+        const settings = TypeMoq.Mock.ofType<IPythonSettings>();
+        const pythonPath = 'pythonABC';
+        settings.setup(s => s.pythonPath).returns(() => pythonPath);
+        configService.setup(c => c.getSettings(TypeMoq.It.isAny())).returns(() => settings.object);
+        serviceContainer.setup(c => c.get(TypeMoq.It.isValue(ICondaService))).returns(() => condaService.object);
+        condaService.setup(c => c.isCondaAvailable()).returns(() => Promise.resolve(true));
+        condaService.setup(c => c.isCondaEnvironment(TypeMoq.It.isValue(pythonPath))).returns(() => Promise.resolve(false));
+
+        const condaInstaller = new CondaInstaller(serviceContainer.object);
+        await expect(condaInstaller.isSupported()).to.eventually.equal(false, 'Conda should not be supported');
+    });
 
     test('Validate pip install arguments', async () => {
         const interpreterPath = await getCurrentPythonPath();