diff --git a/installer/install.sh b/installer/install.sh
index 7e3714434c..a41b2891ce 100755
--- a/installer/install.sh
+++ b/installer/install.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ if [ "$PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL" != "" ]; then
     "$MAMBA_ROOT_PREFIX/micromamba" install -y --prefix "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" -c conda-forge $PACKAGES_TO_INSTALL
 fi
 
-if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$PATH:$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin"; fi
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
 
 # get the repo (and load into the current directory)
 if [ ! -e ".git" ]; then
diff --git a/invoke.sh b/invoke.sh
index 45de0223b6..4e72fc0591 100755
--- a/invoke.sh
+++ b/invoke.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 if [ "$0" == "bash" ]; then
     INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
-    if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$PATH:$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin"; fi
+    if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; 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)
diff --git a/update.sh b/update.sh
index a3e30348aa..4b15218560 100755
--- a/update.sh
+++ b/update.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 INSTALL_ENV_DIR="$(pwd)/installer_files/env"
-if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$PATH:$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin"; fi
+if [ -e "$INSTALL_ENV_DIR" ]; then export PATH="$INSTALL_ENV_DIR/bin:$PATH"; fi
 
 # update the repo
 if [ -e ".git" ]; then
     git pull
 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
+
 OS_NAME=$(uname -s)
 case "${OS_NAME}" in
     Linux*)     conda env update;;