diff --git a/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile b/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile
index ce65d8f45..05ad03c07 100644
--- a/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile
+++ b/deployments/publichealth/image/Dockerfile
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ RUN /tmp/install-mambaforge.bash
 
 USER ${NB_USER}
 
+COPY environment.yml /tmp/environment.yml
+RUN mamba env update -p ${CONDA_DIR} -f /tmp/environment.yml && \
+    mamba clean -afy
+
 COPY infra-requirements.txt /tmp/infra-requirements.txt
 RUN pip install --no-cache-dir -r /tmp/infra-requirements.txt
 
diff --git a/deployments/publichealth/image/environment.yml b/deployments/publichealth/image/environment.yml
index 70d5b8fc0..028a6ad9a 100644
--- a/deployments/publichealth/image/environment.yml
+++ b/deployments/publichealth/image/environment.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 dependencies:
+- pip
 - syncthing==1.18.6
+- jupyter-rsession-proxy==2.2.0
 - pip:
   # bug w/notebook and traitlets: https://github.com/jupyter/notebook/issues/7048
   - traitlets==5.9.0
-  - -r /tmp/infra-requirements.txt
+    # - -r /tmp/infra-requirements.txt
 # RStudio support
-  - jupyter-rsession-proxy==2.2.0
   - otter-grader==2.2.7  
-~