diff --git a/cami.sh b/cami.sh
index f964994885b61f48217e38d8fa3d5f6aa78555e0..f9a9275816298455daa9c8b5771e03f853bec4e7 100755
--- a/cami.sh
+++ b/cami.sh
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ install_cami() {
   conda config --add channels conda-forge
   conda config --add channels bioconda
   echo "cami: creating environment variable with python 3.7"
-  conda env create -n cami
+  conda create -n cami -python=3.7
   echo "======================================="
   echo "|    CAMI ENV SUCCESSFULLY CREATED    |"
   echo "|-------------------------------------|"