diff --git a/packages-nextgen/kestrel_jupyter/src/kestrel_jupyter_kernel/kernel.py b/packages-nextgen/kestrel_jupyter/src/kestrel_jupyter_kernel/kernel.py
index 2d935317..ba361f0d 100644
--- a/packages-nextgen/kestrel_jupyter/src/kestrel_jupyter_kernel/kernel.py
+++ b/packages-nextgen/kestrel_jupyter/src/kestrel_jupyter_kernel/kernel.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def do_execute(
                         "display_data",
                         {"data": {"text/html": result.to_html()}, "metadata": {}},
                     )
+                    # how to clear output (if needed in the future):
+                    # self.send_response(self.iopub_socket, "clear_output")
 
             except Exception as e:
                 _logger.error("Exception occurred", exc_info=True)