diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index a0039bec..d6648e8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install build requirements
       run: |
           # Change default solver to be libmamba, so that it runs much faster
-          conda install -n base -c conda-forge conda-libmamba-solver
+          conda install -n base --override-channels -c conda-forge conda-libmamba-solver
           conda config --set solver libmamba
 
           conda activate hexrd
@@ -63,14 +63,10 @@ jobs:
           # For some reason, we need to set this in the environment as well.
           # It seems conda build sometimes needs the solver in the environment
           # and sometimes in the base environment. I don't know why.
-          conda install -c conda-forge conda-libmamba-solver
+          conda install --override-channels -c conda-forge conda-libmamba-solver
           conda config --env --set solver libmamba
           conda list
 
-          # Mac is having an issue with libarchive. We need to make sure that it
-          # comes from conda-forge. See here: https://github.com/conda/conda-libmamba-solver/issues/283
-          conda update -c conda-forge libarchive
-
           mkdir output
           # Conda build is ignoring the .condarc for some reason, so we need to
           # set this environment variable instead.