diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.bat b/scripts/bootstrap.bat
index 26d74b52..bf4e2198 100644
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.bat
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.bat
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ set MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL=https://github.com/cmdr2/stable-diffusion-ui/release
 @rem figure out whether git and conda needs to be installed
 if exist "%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%" set PATH=%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\bin;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Scripts;%INSTALL_ENV_DIR%\Library\usr\bin;%PATH%
 
-set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=
+set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL= conda
 
-call conda --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
-if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% conda
+rem call conda --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
+rem if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% conda
 
 call git --version >.tmp1 2>.tmp2
 if "%ERRORLEVEL%" NEQ "0" set PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=%PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL% git
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap.sh b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
index 8b556aa4..ca3f86e6 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap.sh
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ MICROMAMBA_DOWNLOAD_URL="https://micro.mamba.pm/api/micromamba/${OS_NAME}-${OS_A
 # figure out whether git and conda needs to be installed
 if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
 
-PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=""
+PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL=" conda"
 
-if ! hash "conda" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL conda"; fi
+# if ! hash "conda" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL conda"; fi
 if ! hash "git" &>/dev/null; then PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL="$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL git"; fi
 
 # (if necessary) install git and conda into a contained environment