diff --git a/getting_started/getting_started.bat b/getting_started/getting_started.bat
index 10a5d4f32beb37b666be449252b9d61a26d1e0ba..ce3fcb66c717b61d94b8252e4043189d64f6d789 100644
--- a/getting_started/getting_started.bat
+++ b/getting_started/getting_started.bat
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ cd %FLATLAND_BASEDIR%
 
 call conda install -y -c conda-forge tox-conda || goto :error
 call conda install -y tox || goto :error
+call tox -v  --recreate || goto :error
 call tox -v -e start_jupyter --recreate || goto :error
-rem call tox -v -e start_jupyter || goto :error
 
 goto :EOF
 
diff --git a/getting_started/getting_started.sh b/getting_started/getting_started.sh
index fb366bb38bef134ab11720a514fd03021fa28213..db9e79bdc3156bae9024a5450183a9d9a3ec5d4a 100644
--- a/getting_started/getting_started.sh
+++ b/getting_started/getting_started.sh
@@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ cd ${FLATLAND_BASEDIR}
 
 conda install -y -c conda-forge tox-conda
 conda install -y tox
+tox -v
 tox -v -e start_jupyter &