diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-gfdl-catalog.yml b/.github/workflows/create-gfdl-catalog.yml
index 3b2f389..b9acbfc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-gfdl-catalog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-gfdl-catalog.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       
     - name: Generate catalog
       run: |
+        conda init
         conda activate catalogbuilder
         pip install .
         python catalogbuilder/scripts/gen_intake_gfdl.py archive/am5/am5/am5f3b1r0/c96L65_am5f3b1r0_pdclim1850F/gfdl.ncrc5-deploy-prod-openmp/pp gfdl_autotest