diff --git a/scripts/install_via_conda.sh b/scripts/install_via_conda.sh
index aad12b91c1..a8e32b8d22 100755
--- a/scripts/install_via_conda.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_via_conda.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ while getopts 'nf' flag; do
 # update conda
 # removing due to setuptools error during update
 #conda update -y -n base -c defaults conda
+conda update --all --yes
 
 # required to use conda develop
 conda install -y conda-build