diff --git a/.github/workflows/testing.yml b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
index d640be34e..cde5d67b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testing.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
         | sed -e "s/.*- //" \
         | sed -e "s/menuinst.*//" \
         | sed -e "s/.*://" > reqs.txt \
+        && conda config --add channels conda-forge \
+        && conda config --add channels defaults \
         && conda install -n mssenv --file reqs.txt --force-reinstall)
 
     - name: Run tests
diff --git a/mslib/msui/mscolab.py b/mslib/msui/mscolab.py
index dcc4ab819..4d32dc83b 100644
--- a/mslib/msui/mscolab.py
+++ b/mslib/msui/mscolab.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ def disconnect_handler(self):
         self.loginButton.setEnabled(False)
         self.addUser.setEnabled(False)
         self.connectMscolab.setEnabled(True)
+        self.url.setEnabled(True)
         # set mscolab_server_url to None
         self.mscolab_server_url = None
 
@@ -187,6 +188,7 @@ def connect_handler(self):
                 # enable and disable right buttons
                 self.loginButton.setEnabled(True)
                 self.addUser.setEnabled(True)
+                self.url.setEnabled(False)
                 self.disconnectMscolab.setEnabled(True)
                 self.connectMscolab.setEnabled(False)
                 if self.mscolab_server_url not in self.settings["server_settings"].keys():