diff --git a/seshat/settings/local.py b/seshat/settings/local.py
index 9bdd786f5..b0b052ad9 100644
--- a/seshat/settings/local.py
+++ b/seshat/settings/local.py
@@ -95,4 +95,5 @@
     """
 
 if not sys.platform.startswith('darwin'): # macOS
-    GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH = '/usr/lib/libgdal.so'  # Linux (this overrides the path in base.py used by the production environment)
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+    # Linux (note: this overrides the path in base.py used by the production environment and may be related to a difference in the way the GDAL library is installed on the ATI and CSH servers, rather than a general difference between local and production environments)
+    GDAL_LIBRARY_PATH = '/usr/lib/libgdal.so'  
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