diff --git a/conda/tasks/main.yml b/conda/tasks/main.yml
index ee898f8..af6bf5a 100644
--- a/conda/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/conda/tasks/main.yml
@@ -22,21 +22,21 @@
     - name: Create a conda environment
 #      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 }}
+      environment:
+        PATH: 'PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}'
       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_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 }}
+      environment:
+        PATH: 'PATH={{ conda_install_prefix }}/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}'
       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