diff --git a/conda/conda-bootstrap.py b/conda/conda-bootstrap.py
index fb92d36e59c6791208d5c5b6be6e5244eb7026b8..85e6e40e160124d4a63b76c0a305500ad98d67fd 100755
--- a/conda/conda-bootstrap.py
+++ b/conda/conda-bootstrap.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ def conda_create(args, packages):
   specs = []
   for k in packages:
     k = ' '.join(k.split()[:2]) #remove eventual build string
+    if not k.startswith('bob'):
+      k = k.split()[0] #get whatever is compatible for those
     if any(elem in k for elem in '><|'): specs.append(k.replace(' ', ''))
     else: specs.append(k.replace(' ', '='))