diff --git a/conda/tasks/main.yml b/conda/tasks/main.yml
index bb98d6b..ee898f8 100644
--- a/conda/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/conda/tasks/main.yml
@@ -20,19 +20,23 @@
 
 - block:
     - name: Create a conda environment
-      shell: export PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }} ; conda create -y -n {{ item.env_name }} {{ item.env_opts }}
-      environment:
-        PATH: 'PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}'
+#      shell: export PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }} ; {{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin/conda create -y -n {{ item.env_name }} {{ item.env_opts }}
+      shell: conda create -y -n {{ item.env_name }} {{ item.env_opts }}
       args:
         creates: '{{ conda_install_prefix }}/envs/{{ item.env_name }}'
+        executable: /bin/bash
+        environment:
+          PATH: 'PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}'
       with_items: '{{ conda_env_pkgs }}'
 
     - name: Install additional packages and libraries inside the conda environment
-      shell: export PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }} ; source {{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin/activate {{ item.env_name }} ; conda install -y {{ item.repo_list }} {{ item.pkg }} ; touch {{ conda_install_prefix }}/envs/{{ item.env_name }}/.{{ item.pkg }}
-      environment:
-        PATH: 'PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}'
+      #shell: export PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }} ; source {{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin/activate {{ item.env_name }} ; {{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin/conda install -y {{ item.repo_list }} {{ item.pkg }} ; touch {{ conda_install_prefix }}/envs/{{ item.env_name }}/.{{ item.pkg }}
+      shell: source activate {{ item.env_name }} ; conda install -y {{ item.repo_list }} {{ item.pkg }} ; touch {{ conda_install_prefix }}/envs/{{ item.env_name }}/.{{ item.pkg }}
       args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
         creates: '{{ conda_install_prefix }}/envs/{{ item.env_name }}/.{{ item.pkg }}'
+        environment:
+          PATH: 'PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}'
       with_items: '{{ conda_env_pkgs }}'
 
   become: True