diff --git a/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml b/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml
index 50dcc6eb7..48de11a36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/central-controller.yaml
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     - name: checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Get Date
-      id: get-date
-      run: echo "today=$(/bin/date -u '+%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      shell: bash
-    - name: Cache Conda
-      uses: actions/cache@v4
-      with:
-        path: ~/miniconda3
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ steps.get-date.outputs.today }}-conda-${{ hashFiles('**/environment.yml') }}
+    # - name: Get Date
+    #   id: get-date
+    #   run: echo "today=$(/bin/date -u '+%Y%m%d')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+    #   shell: bash
+    # - name: Cache Conda
+    #   uses: actions/cache@v4
+    #   with:
+    #     path: ~/miniconda3
+    #     key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ steps.get-date.outputs.today }}-conda-${{ hashFiles('**/environment.yml') }}
     - name: Setup Miniconda
       uses: conda-incubator/setup-miniconda@v3
       with:
+        conda-remove-defaults: true
         auto-update-conda: false
         channel-priority: strict
         activate-environment: central_controller