diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
index f8cd0010af..58069e874a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         haskell: true
         large-packages: true
         swap-storage: true
-
+    
     - name: Setup Mambaforge Python 3.7
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v2
       with:
@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ jobs:
         python-version: 3.7
         use-mamba: true
 
-    - name: Update environment
-      run: |
-        mamba env update -n arc_env -f environment.yml
-        conda list
+    # - name: Update environment
+    #   run: |
+    #     mamba env update -n arc_env -f environment.yml
+    #     conda list
 
     - name: Install LaTeX
       run: |
@@ -57,14 +57,13 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         echo 'export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:'"$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo 'export PATH=$PATH:'"$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        conda activate arc_env
         cd ..
         git clone https://github.com/ReactionMechanismGenerator/RMG-database
         git clone https://github.com/ReactionMechanismGenerator/RMG-Py
         cd RMG-Py
         echo 'export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:'"$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo 'export PATH=$PATH:'"$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-        make
+        conda activate arc_env && make
         cd ../ARC/
 
     - name: Compile docs
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
         echo 'export PYTHONPATH=$PYTHONPATH:'"$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         echo 'export PATH=$PATH:'"$(pwd)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
         cd ../ARC/docs/
-        make html
+        conda activate arc_env && make html
 
     - name: Deploy
       uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3.7.3