diff --git a/.github/workflows/netsci_CI.yml b/.github/workflows/netsci_CI.yml
index 57bcfb9..92e8d96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/netsci_CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/netsci_CI.yml
@@ -15,13 +15,10 @@ jobs:
         with:
           miniconda-version: "latest"
           channels: bioconda, conda-forge, defaults, anaconda
+          packages: cmake, swig, pytest, doxygen, boost, numpy
           use-only-tar-bz2: true  # IMPORTANT: This needs to be set for caching to work properly!
           auto-update-conda: true
-          auto-activate-base: false
-          activate-environment: netsci
-          environment-file: netsci.yml
-      - name: activate netsci conda environment
-        run: source activate netsci
+          auto-activate-base: true
       - name: build
         run: |
             mkdir build