# 🐍 Addressing issues with Renku image builders

**URL:** <https://renku.discourse.group/t/addressing-issues-with-renku-image-builders/892>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [22 August 2023 09:26 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/addressing-issues-with-renku-image-builders/892 "2023-08-22T09:26:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![elisabetc](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/renku.discourse.group/elisabetc/32/811_2.png) [@elisabetc](https://renku.discourse.group/u/elisabetc)\
**Post date:** [22 August 2023 09:26 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/addressing-issues-with-renku-image-builders/892/1 "2023-08-22T09:26:10Z")

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⚠ **Issue:** we have observed issues across multiple projects when building Renku images using conda with the defaults channel supported by [Anaconda.com](http://anaconda.com/)

🛠 **Solution:** we recommend Renku users to complete the following steps in their projects.

- Remove `defaults` channel from the `environment.yml` file.
- Add `conda-forge` channel in the `environment.yml file` if it is not already there (in the default Renku projects, conda-forge is not there).  
 ![environment.yml cannot have defaults, and should include an alternative channel. We propose using conda-forge.](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/renku/original/1X/35b06f09afc63282f6a15ed735d56da80909a469.png)

ℹ By following the above steps, users should be able to proceed as usual working on their projects. Please, note that conda-forge is a community supported service which does not have the same terms of service as anaconda’s channel.