diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_pip.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_pip.yaml
index dfde990..f911974 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_pip.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_pip.yaml
@@ -36,9 +36,11 @@ jobs:
           activate-environment: true
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
 
+      - name: Initialize mamba
+        run: mamba init
+
       - name: Install MKL
         run: |
-          mamba init
           mamba install -c conda-forge mkl-devel mkl-service --override-channels
           mamba activate
           python -c "import sys; print(sys.executable)"
@@ -47,7 +49,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build conda package
         run: |
-          mamba init
           mamba activate
           pip install --no-cache-dir cython pytest hypothesis
           pip install --no-cache-dir numpy ${{ matrix.use_pre }}