diff --git a/.conda/env_build.yml b/.conda/env_build.yml
index fce2122..a5dcc92 100644
--- a/.conda/env_build.yml
+++ b/.conda/env_build.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 channels:
-    - conda-forge
     - accessnri
+    - conda-forge
     - coecms
-    - default
     - nodefaults
 
 dependencies:
diff --git a/.conda/env_dev.yml b/.conda/env_dev.yml
index 339cfd5..e4d6871 100644
--- a/.conda/env_dev.yml
+++ b/.conda/env_dev.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 name: um2nc-dev
 
 channels:
-    - conda-forge
     - accessnri
+    - conda-forge
     - coecms
-    - default
     - nodefaults
 
+
 dependencies:
     - python >=3.10,<=3.12
     - cf-units