diff --git a/ci/build_cpp.sh b/ci/build_cpp.sh
index 6cf1e66dff..27ea30176d 100755
--- a/ci/build_cpp.sh
+++ b/ci/build_cpp.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export CMAKE_GENERATOR=Ninja
 rapids-print-env
 
 rapids-logger "Begin cpp build"
+conda config --set path_conflict prevent
 
 rapids-conda-retry mambabuild conda/recipes/libkvikio
 
diff --git a/ci/build_python.sh b/ci/build_python.sh
index c1ca2f3e83..0b39b6c91f 100755
--- a/ci/build_python.sh
+++ b/ci/build_python.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ rapids-print-env
 rapids-logger "Begin py build"
 
 CPP_CHANNEL=$(rapids-download-conda-from-s3 cpp)
+conda config --set path_conflict prevent
 
 rapids-conda-retry mambabuild \
   --channel "${CPP_CHANNEL}" \