diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 01086f36c48e31fb270b52e90b35029fc6d9b182..d0440fd973996c18750dde341305b4cd0f1f5a12 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ minimal-windows:
     - win
   script:
     - echo $0
+    - conda init
     - set PATH=%PATH%;/cygdrive/c/Users/build/Miniconda3/;/cygdrive/c/Users/build/Miniconda3/Scripts/
     - conda activate pystencils_dev
     - grep sympy setup.py