diff --git a/scripts/env/juwels/petsc.sh b/scripts/env/juwels/petsc.sh
index 5bff9e3d872aecdb3ec0899c92394257d7d71c54..09d1a0523448932bed0386629d7be0f29d3ab96d 100644
--- a/scripts/env/juwels/petsc.sh
+++ b/scripts/env/juwels/petsc.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module load Boost
 module load git
 module load HDF5/1.12.2
 module load ScaLAPACK/2.2.0-fb
+# module load netCDF-C++4 # uncomment when using OGS_USE_NETCDF=ON
 
 export CC=mpicc
 export CXX=mpic++