diff --git a/tasks/create_conda_env.yml b/tasks/create_conda_env.yml
index 1b417f89f4dfd407cb3d7a81d10ff9c5b1084c57..37ea22a980b4ba01943f988dcaf3bb54ba037343 100644
--- a/tasks/create_conda_env.yml
+++ b/tasks/create_conda_env.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   get_url:
     url: "{{ env_file }}"
     dest: "{{ env_file_path }}"
+    force: true
     owner: conda
     group: users
     mode: 0644