diff --git a/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
index 3eb4095b3..3e6a93ade 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/core_tests.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install All QCArchive packages
         shell: bash -l {0}
         run: |
-          pip install -e ./qcportal -e ./qcfractalcompute -e ./qcfractal[services,geoip] -e ./qcarchivetesting
+          pip install -e ./qcportal -e ./qcfractalcompute -e ./qcfractal[services,geoip,snowflake] -e ./qcarchivetesting
 
       - name: Run tests
         shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/conda-build/qcfractal/meta.yaml b/conda-build/qcfractal/meta.yaml
index e6e2ce328..b692e205a 100644
--- a/conda-build/qcfractal/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda-build/qcfractal/meta.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ requirements:
     - versioningit
 
   run:
-    - qcfractalcompute ={{ version }}
     - flask
     - flask-jwt-extended
     - gunicorn
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ requirements:
     # Optional in pyproject.toml
     - geoip2
     - torsiondrive
+    - qcfractalcompute ={{ version }}
 
 test:
   imports:
diff --git a/qcarchivetesting/conda-envs/fulltest_server.yaml b/qcarchivetesting/conda-envs/fulltest_server.yaml
index 44518e2e4..e121ba32b 100644
--- a/qcarchivetesting/conda-envs/fulltest_server.yaml
+++ b/qcarchivetesting/conda-envs/fulltest_server.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,6 @@ dependencies:
   - pandas
   - pyjwt
 
-  # QCFractalCompute dependencies
-  - parsl
-
   # QCFractal dependencies
   - flask
   - flask-jwt-extended
diff --git a/qcfractal/pyproject.toml b/qcfractal/pyproject.toml
index 2ed873ee2..b44d92ffd 100644
--- a/qcfractal/pyproject.toml
+++ b/qcfractal/pyproject.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ classifiers = [
     "Operating System :: MacOS",
 ]
 dependencies = [
-    "qcfractalcompute",
     "flask",
     "flask-jwt-extended",
     "gunicorn",
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@ services = [
 geoip = [
     "geoip2"
 ]
+snowflake = [
+    "qcfractalcompute"
+]
 
 
 [project.urls]
diff --git a/qcfractal/qcfractal/snowflake.py b/qcfractal/qcfractal/snowflake.py
index 84462b9da..b8ceec521 100644
--- a/qcfractal/qcfractal/snowflake.py
+++ b/qcfractal/qcfractal/snowflake.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 
 import requests
 
-from qcfractalcompute.compute_manager import ComputeManager
-from qcfractalcompute.config import FractalComputeConfig, FractalServerSettings, LocalExecutorConfig
 from qcportal import PortalClient
 from qcportal.record_models import RecordStatusEnum
 from .config import FractalConfig, DatabaseConfig, update_nested_dict
@@ -24,6 +22,12 @@
 from .port_util import find_open_port
 from .postgres_harness import create_snowflake_postgres
 
+try:
+    from qcfractalcompute.compute_manager import ComputeManager
+    from qcfractalcompute.config import FractalComputeConfig, FractalServerSettings, LocalExecutorConfig
+except ImportError:
+    raise RuntimeError("qcfractalcompute is not installed. Snowflake is useless without it")
+
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from typing import Dict, Any, Sequence, Optional, Set