diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 1a969ddd605f7fadb50f51b34618502859f18912..a2d465a2c0f510b2adf7bde55e08b2042a9d64a3 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ build:
   script:
     - cd {{ project_dir }}
     {% if environ.get('BUILD_EGG') %}
-    - python setup.py sdist --formats=zip
+    - "{{ PYTHON }} setup.py sdist --formats=zip"
     {% endif %}
-    - python setup.py install --single-version-externally-managed --record record.txt
+    - "{{ PYTHON }} -m pip install . -vv"
 
 requirements:
   build:
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ requirements:
   host:
     - python {{ python }}
     - setuptools {{ setuptools }}
+    - pip {{ pip }}
     - bob.extension >2.0.4
     - bob.blitz
     - bob.core