diff --git a/installer/install.sh b/installer/install.sh
index 9dd1c03a22..b424170443 100755
--- a/installer/install.sh
+++ b/installer/install.sh
@@ -68,8 +68,11 @@ if [ ! -e ".git" ]; then
 fi
 
 # create the environment
+CONDA_BASEPATH=$(conda info --base)
+source "$CONDA_BASEPATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" # otherwise conda complains about 'shell not initialized' (needed when running in a script)
+
 if [ "$OS_NAME" == "mac" ]; then
-    PIP_EXISTS_ACTION=w CONDA_SUBDIR=osx-arm64 conda env create -f environment-mac.yml
+    PIP_EXISTS_ACTION=w CONDA_SUBDIR=osx-${OS_ARCH} conda env create -f environment-mac.yml
 else
     conda env create -f environment.yml
 fi
diff --git a/invoke.sh b/invoke.sh
index 639b66233a..676fc77eee 100755
--- a/invoke.sh
+++ b/invoke.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ if [ "$0" == "bash" ]; then
     INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
     if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$PATH;$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin"; fi
 
+    CONDA_BASEPATH=$(conda info --base)
+    source "$CONDA_BASEPATH/etc/profile.d/conda.sh" # otherwise conda complains about 'shell not initialized' (needed when running in a script)
+
     conda activate invokeai
 
     echo "Ready to dream.."