diff --git a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
index 49f6d78836a218028e4eba6cb90be2f4ef797ffa..3fc29c47f5526842c04d8ace2fd75a26deea66c2 100755
--- a/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
+++ b/jupyterhub/base/Dockerfile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/local/venv && \
         sklearn \
         'mxnet-cu101>=1.6.0,<1.7.0' \
         && \
-    ipython kernel install --user --name=default
+    ipython kernel install --name=default
 
 COPY jupyter_notebook_config.py /etc/jupyter/
 ENV JUPYTER_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/jupyter