diff --git a/install_38.sh b/install_38.sh
index 413d0496011ce306f7cf8f72c68d81666d87408c..bfce988f97de5825765e22762ed08378bdae4525 100755
--- a/install_38.sh
+++ b/install_38.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ then
     exit
 fi
 echo "Creating conda environment"
-mamba env create -n work38 python=3.8 
+mamba create -n work38 python=3.8 
 eval "$(conda shell.bash hook)" # make sure conda works in the shell script
 conda activate work38
 echo "Installing conda packages"