diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 2a47e6cf5..b09f9dfbb 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 - Fixed an issue where `py_discover_config()` would discover `python` (v2) on the PATH
   in preference of `python3` on the PATH. (#1547)
 
+- Fixed an issue where reticulate would error when using conda environments created
+  with the (new) `conda env create` command. (#1535, #1543)
+
 # reticulate 1.35.0
 
 - Subclassed Python list and dict objects are no longer automatically converted
diff --git a/R/python-tools.R b/R/python-tools.R
index 28fc678ff..558aeb690 100644
--- a/R/python-tools.R
+++ b/R/python-tools.R
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ python_info_condaenv_find <- function(path) {
     return(NULL)
 
   # get path to conda script used
-  script <- sub("^#\\s+cmd: (.+)\\s+(create|rename)\\s+.*", "\\1", lines[[1]])
-
+  script <- sub(
+    "^#\\s+cmd: (.+?)\\s+(env\\s+create|create|rename)\\s+.*",
+    "\\1", lines[[1]], perl = TRUE
+  )
   # on Windows, a wrapper script is recorded in the history,
   # so instead attempt to find the real conda binary
   if(is_windows())