diff --git a/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml b/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml
index 0064732..f083c77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conda_test.yml
@@ -35,15 +35,22 @@ jobs:
           activate-environment: test
           channels: conda-forge, mesonomics
 
-      - name: conda build for ${{ matrix.os }}
+      - name: configure recipe conda environment
         run: |
           conda create -n recipe python=${{ matrix.python }}
           conda install -y -n recipe boa
+
+      - name: conda build for ${{ matrix.os }}
+        run: |
           conda activate recipe
           conda mambabuild --output-folder . --python ${{ matrix.python }} conda/zipline-tardis-bundle
+
+      - name: create local channel
+        run: |
           mkdir -p /tmp/channel/linux64
           cp linux64/zipline-tardis-bundle*.tar.bz2 /tmp/channel
+
+      - name: install zipline-tardis-bundle into test environment
           conda index /tmp/channel
           conda activate test
           conda install -y --override-channels -c file:///tmp/channel -c mesonomics -c conda-forge zipline-tardis-bundle
-