diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index bde03571a..6cff62aea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           environment-file: environment.yml
           activate-environment: esds-blog
-          auto-activate-base: false
+          miniforge-version: latest
+          channels: conda-forge
+          conda-remove-defaults: "true"
       # Build the website
       - name: Build the site
         run: |