diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/create.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/create.py
index 5de537fe24c922da45d85a1c1e721c65c6bf13f7..b1eb017beb0af29abf9e4e941512c33bbc7a329f 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/create.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/create.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ def create(
             public=(not private),
             stable=stable,
             server=server,
-            intranet=ci,
+            intranet=private,
             group=group
         )
         condarc_options["channels"] = channels + ["defaults"]