diff --git a/anaconda-project.yml b/anaconda-project.yml
index b3eb484..1dad25f 100644
--- a/anaconda-project.yml
+++ b/anaconda-project.yml
@@ -49,15 +49,15 @@ commands:
     env_spec: robotlab-dev
 
 channels:
-- https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+- https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 
 env_specs:
   _robots_from_jupyter:
     description: the main build/test environment
     channels:
-    - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
     - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+    - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
     packages:
       - conda >=4.7.12,<4.8
       - conda-build >=3.18.9,<3.19
diff --git a/ci/env-combine.yml b/ci/env-combine.yml
index ed14593..80d94d8 100644
--- a/ci/env-combine.yml
+++ b/ci/env-combine.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: robotlab-combine
 
 channels:
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 
 dependencies:
   - robotframework
diff --git a/ci/env-lab.yml b/ci/env-lab.yml
index 4c2b838..da15377 100644
--- a/ci/env-lab.yml
+++ b/ci/env-lab.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: robotlab-lab
 
 channels:
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 
 dependencies:
   - black
diff --git a/ci/env-main.yml b/ci/env-main.yml
index 327993b..f658f57 100644
--- a/ci/env-main.yml
+++ b/ci/env-main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: robotlab-main
 
 channels:
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 
 dependencies:
   - conda >=4.7.12,<4.8
diff --git a/constructor/construct.yaml.in b/constructor/construct.yaml.in
index 179c812..3cbd92f 100644
--- a/constructor/construct.yaml.in
+++ b/constructor/construct.yaml.in
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ version: {{ version }}
 company: Robots from Jupyter
 post_install: post_install.bat  [win]
 post_install: post_install.sh  [unix]
-ignore_duplicate_files: True
+# hopefully we can keep this on, but sometimes...
+# ignore_duplicate_files: True
 license_file: ../LICENSE
 
 channels_remap:
@@ -12,8 +13,8 @@ channels_remap:
 
 channels:
   - {{ build_channel }}
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 
 specs:
   - python >={{ py_min }},<{{ py_max }}
diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 47fc47c..818a765 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 name: _robots_from_jupyter
 
 channels:
-  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
   - https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge
+  - https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda
 
 dependencies:
   - conda >=4.7.12,<4.8
diff --git a/scripts/__init__.py b/scripts/__init__.py
index a25bb45..e60db6d 100644
--- a/scripts/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/__init__.py
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
     "--cache-dir",
     CONDA_CACHE,
     "-c",
-    "https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda",
-    "-c",
     "https://conda.anaconda.org/conda-forge",
+    "-c",
+    "https://conda.anaconda.org/anaconda",
     "--python",
     PY_MIN,
 ]