diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f9fbe64ab8338b0f3bdab417af2b45b914595451..898941a3f9ddc89dbec6ff8f0a3092394af08901 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ test_PyWake_windows:  # name the job what we like
   script:  # runs on windows machine due to tag below
   - conda init powershell
   - "if (test-path $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts) { & $PROFILE.CurrentUserAllHosts}"
-  - conda activate py38_2
+  - conda activate py38
   - pip install -e .[test]
   - pytest --cov-report term-missing:skip-covered --cov=py_wake --cov-config .coveragerc
   tags:  # tag for shared runner on windows machine