diff --git a/artiq/conda-artiq.nix b/artiq/conda-artiq.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f90f103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artiq/conda-artiq.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}:
+{ artiqSrc }:
+
+with pkgs;
+
+let
+  fakeCondaSource = runCommand "fake-condasrc-artiq" { }
+    ''
+    cp --no-preserve=mode,ownership -R ${artiqSrc} $out
+    mkdir $out/fake-conda;
+
+    cat << EOF > $out/fake-conda/meta.yaml
+    package:
+      name: artiq
+      version: 5e.{{ environ["GIT_FULL_HASH"][:8] }}
+
+    source:
+      git_url: ..
+
+    {% set data = load_setup_py_data() %}
+
+    build:
+      noarch: python
+      entry_points:
+        # NOTE: conda-build cannot distinguish between console and gui scripts
+        {% for entry_point_type, entry_points in data.get("entry_points", dict()).items() -%}
+        {% for entry_point in entry_points -%}
+        - {{ entry_point }}
+        {% endfor %}
+        {% endfor %}
+      ignore_prefix_files: True
+
+    requirements:
+      run:
+        - python >=3.5.3,<3.6
+        - llvmlite-artiq 0.23.0.dev py35_5
+        - binutils-or1k-linux >=2.27
+        - pythonparser >=1.1
+        - openocd 0.10.0 6
+        - lit
+        - outputcheck
+        - scipy
+        - numpy
+        - prettytable
+        - asyncserial
+        - h5py 2.8
+        - python-dateutil
+        - pyqt >=5.5
+        - quamash
+        - pyqtgraph 0.10.0
+        - pygit2
+        - aiohttp >=3
+        - levenshtein
+
+    about:
+      home: https://m-labs.hk/artiq
+      license: LGPL
+      summary: 'A leading-edge control system for quantum information experiments'
+    EOF
+
+    cat << EOF > $out/fake-conda/build.sh
+    #!/bin/bash
+    set -e
+
+    python setup.py install \
+      --prefix=\$PREFIX \
+      --single-version-externally-managed \
+      --record=record.txt \
+      --no-compile
+
+    EOF
+    chmod 755 $out/fake-conda/build.sh
+    '';
+  conda-artiq = import ./conda-build.nix { inherit pkgs; } {
+    name = "conda-artiq";
+    src = fakeCondaSource;
+    recipe = "fake-conda";
+  };
+in
+  conda-artiq
diff --git a/artiq/conda-board.nix b/artiq/conda-board.nix
index f2dd761..4f17401 100644
--- a/artiq/conda-board.nix
+++ b/artiq/conda-board.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 with pkgs;
 
 let
-  fakeCondaSource = runCommand "fake-conda-source-${target}-${variant}" { }
+  fakeCondaSource = runCommand "fake-condasrc-artiq-board-${target}-${variant}" { }
     ''
     cp --no-preserve=mode,ownership -R ${artiqSrc} $out
     mkdir $out/fake-conda;
diff --git a/artiq/conda-build.nix b/artiq/conda-build.nix
index 22dd9eb..2213380 100644
--- a/artiq/conda-build.nix
+++ b/artiq/conda-build.nix
@@ -46,18 +46,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildCommand =
     ''
     HOME=`pwd`
-    # Build requirements make conda-build fail when disconnected from the internet, e.g. in the nix sandbox.
-    # Just ignore them - python and setuptools are installed anyway.
-    cat << EOF > clobber.yaml
-      requirements:
-        build:
-
-      build:
-        script_env:
-          - PYTHON
-    EOF
     mkdir $out
-    ${condaBuilderEnv}/bin/conda-builder-env -c "PYTHON=python conda build --clobber-file clobber.yaml --no-anaconda-upload --no-test --output-folder $out $src/${recipe}"
+    ${condaBuilderEnv}/bin/conda-builder-env -c "PYTHON=python conda build --no-anaconda-upload --no-test --output-folder $out $src/${recipe}"
 
     mkdir -p $out/nix-support
     echo file conda $out/noarch/*.tar.bz2 >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products
diff --git a/main.nix b/main.nix
index f9e2d9b..e609252 100644
--- a/main.nix
+++ b/main.nix
@@ -40,11 +40,9 @@ let
       }) {} boards;
 
   jobs = {
-    #conda-artiq = import "${generatedNix}/conda-build.nix" { inherit pkgs; } {
-    #  name = "conda-artiq";
-    #  src = import "${generatedNix}/pkgs/artiq-src.nix" { fetchgit = pkgs.fetchgit; };
-    #  recipe = "conda/artiq";
-    #};
+    conda-artiq = import "${generatedNix}/conda-artiq.nix" { inherit pkgs; } {
+      artiqSrc = import "${generatedNix}/pkgs/artiq-src.nix" { fetchgit = pkgs.fetchgit; };
+    };
   } // boardJobs // artiqPkgs;
 in
   jobs // {