diff --git a/bin/deepforge b/bin/deepforge
index 7d04d44c7..6d6bbdacd 100755
--- a/bin/deepforge
+++ b/bin/deepforge
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env node
 const childProcess = require('child_process');
 const Conda = require('../utils/conda-utils');
+const {promisify} = require('util');
+const fs = require('fs');
+const writeFile = promisify(fs.writeFile);
 const os = require('os'),
     IS_WINDOWS = os.type() === 'WINDOWS_NT',
     SHELL = IS_WINDOWS ? true : '/bin/bash',
@@ -14,7 +17,6 @@ var Command = require('commander').Command,
     Q = require('q'),
     execSync = childProcess.execSync,
     path = require('path'),
-    fs = require('fs'),
     pkgJson = require('../package.json'),
     version = pkgJson.version,
     exists = require('exists-file'),
@@ -413,7 +415,8 @@ program
         const extensionData = extender.getExtensionsConfig();
         const libraries = Object.values(extensionData.Library);
         const dirs = libraries.map(lib => lib.project.root);
-        const name = typeof cmd.name === 'string' ? cmd.name : 'deepforge';
+        const isUpdatingDefault = typeof cmd.name !== 'string';
+        const name = isUpdatingDefault ? 'deepforge' : cmd.name;
 
         try {
             if (cmd.server) {
@@ -422,6 +425,9 @@ program
             }
             if (cmd.worker) {
                 await createEnvFromDirs(name, dirs, 'worker', cmd.force);
+                if (isUpdatingDefault) {
+                    await exportWorkerEnvForJobs(name);
+                }
             }
         } catch (errOrExitCode) {
             const msg = '\n\nUnable to create environment.';
@@ -454,6 +460,13 @@ function getCondaEnvFiles(dirs, type) {
     return envFiles;
 }
 
+async function exportWorkerEnvForJobs(name) {
+    const contents = await Conda.export(name);
+    const filename = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'src', 'plugins', 'GenerateJob',
+        'templates', 'environment.worker.yml');
+    await writeFile(filename, contents);
+}
+
 // user-management
 program.command('users', 'Manage deepforge users.');
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/GenerateJob.js b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/GenerateJob.js
index 76f74abd8..81a92ecad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/GenerateJob.js
+++ b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/GenerateJob.js
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ define([
         if (condaEnv) {
             files.addFile('environment.yml', condaEnv);
         }
+        files.addFile('environment.worker.yml', Templates.WORKER_ENV);
 
         const filename = GenerateJob.toSnakeCase(content.name);
         files.addFile(`operations/${filename}.py`, content.code);
diff --git a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/environment.worker.yml b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/environment.worker.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/index.js b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/index.js
index 5d3d12fd8..7e3aea1a3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/index.js
+++ b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ define([
     'text!./serialize.ejs',
     'text!./deserialize.ejs',
     'text!./utils.build.js',
+    'text!./environment.worker.yml',
 ], function(
     START,
     RUN_DEBUG,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ define([
     SERIALIZE,
     DESERIALIZE,
     UTILS,
+    WORKER_ENV,
 ) {
 
     return {
@@ -31,5 +33,6 @@ define([
         DEEPFORGE_INIT,
         DESERIALIZE,
         UTILS,
+        WORKER_ENV,
     };
 });
diff --git a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/start.js b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/start.js
index 63d308c11..5a4436ad7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/start.js
+++ b/src/plugins/GenerateJob/templates/start.js
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ requirejs([
             cleanup();
         });
 
-        const envFile = path.join(__dirname, 'environment.yml');
-        const envName = await updateCondaEnvironment(envFile);
+        const envName = await prepareCondaEnvironment(__dirname);
         const workerCacheDir = await prepareCache(process.env.DEEPFORGE_WORKER_CACHE);
         await prepareInputsOutputs();
         try {
@@ -106,6 +105,34 @@ requirejs([
         });
     }
 
+    async function prepareCondaEnvironment(jobDir) {
+        if (!await hasConda()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const envs = await getCondaEnvironments();
+        if (!envs.includes('deepforge')) {
+            await createBaseEnvironment(jobDir);
+        }
+        const jobEnvFile = path.join(jobDir, 'environment.yml');
+        await updateCondaEnvironment(jobEnvFile);
+        const envName = await updateCondaEnvironment(jobEnvFile);
+        return envName;
+    }
+
+    async function hasConda() {
+        try {
+            await conda('-V');
+            return true;
+        } catch (err) {
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+
+    async function createBaseEnvironment(jobDir) {
+        const envFile = path.join(jobDir, 'environment.worker.yml');
+        await conda(`create -n ${name} -f ${envFile}`);
+    }
+
     function getJobStartCommand(envName) {
         if (envName) {
             return [
@@ -187,7 +214,7 @@ requirejs([
         if (exists) {
             let name;
             try {
-                name = await getCondaEnvironmentName();
+                name = await getCondaEnvironmentName('deepforge');
                 await conda(`create -n ${name} --clone deepforge`);
                 await conda(`env update -n ${name} --file ${filepath}`);
                 return name;
@@ -198,8 +225,7 @@ requirejs([
         }
     }
 
-    async function getCondaEnvironmentName() {
-        const basename = 'deepforge';
+    async function getCondaEnvironmentName(basename) {
         const envs = await getCondaEnvironments();
         let newEnvName = basename;
         let counter = Math.floor(1000*Math.random());