diff --git a/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml
index 84414e82..fb880b0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,10 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
         with:
-          auto-activate-base: true
-          activate-environment: true
-          auto-update-conda: true
+          activate-environment: aare
           python-version: 3.11
       - name: install dependencies
+	    shell: bash -el {0}
         if: ${{ contains(inputs.use-system-libraries, 'ON')}}
         run: conda info
       - name: build with fetch content