diff --git a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index e38cd2c33..cae32cac9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: CI/CD Pipeline
+name: CI Pipeline
 
 on:
   workflow_run:
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: self-hosted 
     steps:
 
-      - name: Checkout deploy branch
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Clean up
         run: |
-          source ~/miniforge3/etc/profile.d/conda.sh
-          conda activate base
-          export GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM=1
+          export PATH="$CONDA_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
           rm -rf ~/release-procedures/v2/frontend-runner/_work/interpro7-client/interpro7-client/*
+
+      - name: Checkout deploy branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           clean: true
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Release 
         run: |            
+            
+            export PATH="$CONDA_PREFIX/bin:$PATH"
             commit_hash=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%H")
             changed_files=$(git show --name-only --pretty="" $commit_hash)