diff --git a/.changeset/python-apt-install-docstring.md b/.changeset/python-apt-install-docstring.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b555098903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/python-apt-install-docstring.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+"@e2b/python-sdk": patch
+---
+
+Fix inverted `no_install_recommends` docstring on `TemplateBuilder.apt_install()`.
+The docstring described the parameter as "Whether to install recommended
+packages", but the code passes apt-get's `--no-install-recommends` flag when the
+argument is `True`, which skips recommended packages, the opposite of what the
+docs claimed. The docstring now describes the real behavior. No behavior change.
diff --git a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/template/main.py b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/template/main.py
index 8b75642ca3..c92e07638c 100644
--- a/packages/python-sdk/e2b/template/main.py
+++ b/packages/python-sdk/e2b/template/main.py
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ def apt_install(
         Install system packages using apt-get.
 
         :param packages: Package name(s) to install
-        :param no_install_recommends: Whether to install recommended packages
+        :param no_install_recommends: Whether to skip installing recommended packages
         :param fix_missing: Whether to fix missing packages
 
         :return: `TemplateBuilder` class