diff --git a/build-custom-bmark.sh b/build-custom-bmark.sh
index bc55880c..077a7141 100755
--- a/build-custom-bmark.sh
+++ b/build-custom-bmark.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 bash << "EOF"
 source ./env.sh
 export PATH="/home/ff/cs152/sp22/lab1-install/bin:$PATH"
-cd /scratch/${USER}/chipyard/generators/riscv-sodor/test/custom-bmarks
+cd /scratch/${USER}/chipyard-cs152-sp24/generators/riscv-sodor/test/custom-bmarks
 make
 make run
 make dump
diff --git a/build-custom-test.sh b/build-custom-test.sh
index 4373768e..aa3e1f4d 100755
--- a/build-custom-test.sh
+++ b/build-custom-test.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
 bash << "EOF"
 source ./env.sh
 export PATH="/home/ff/cs152/sp22/lab1-install/bin:$PATH"
-cd /scratch/${USER}/chipyard/generators/riscv-sodor/test/custom-tests
+cd /scratch/${USER}/chipyard-cs152-sp24/generators/riscv-sodor/test/custom-tests
 make
 EOF
diff --git a/scripts/build-setup.sh b/scripts/build-setup.sh
index ffcee96b..18bdc62d 100755
--- a/scripts/build-setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-setup.sh
@@ -163,26 +163,29 @@ function exit_if_last_command_failed
 if run_step "1"; then
     begin_step "1" "Conda environment setup"
     # note: lock file must end in .conda-lock.yml - see https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-lock/issues/154
-    CONDA_REQS=$CYDIR/conda-reqs
-    CONDA_LOCK_REQS=$CONDA_REQS/conda-lock-reqs
+    # CONDA_REQS=$CYDIR/conda-reqs
+    # CONDA_LOCK_REQS=$CONDA_REQS/conda-lock-reqs
     # must match with the file generated by generate-conda-lockfile.sh
-    if [ "$USE_LEAN_CONDA" = false ]; then
-      LOCKFILE=$CONDA_LOCK_REQS/conda-requirements-$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE-linux-64.conda-lock.yml
-    else
-      LOCKFILE=$CONDA_LOCK_REQS/conda-requirements-$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE-linux-64-lean.conda-lock.yml
-    fi
-
-    if [ "$USE_UNPINNED_DEPS" = true ]; then
-        # auto-gen the lockfiles
-        $CYDIR/scripts/generate-conda-lockfiles.sh
-        exit_if_last_command_failed
-    fi
-    echo "Using lockfile: $LOCKFILE"
+    # if [ "$USE_LEAN_CONDA" = false ]; then
+    #   LOCKFILE=$CONDA_LOCK_REQS/conda-requirements-$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE-linux-64.conda-lock.yml
+    # else
+    #   LOCKFILE=$CONDA_LOCK_REQS/conda-requirements-$TOOLCHAIN_TYPE-linux-64-lean.conda-lock.yml
+    # fi
+
+    # if [ "$USE_UNPINNED_DEPS" = true ]; then
+    #     # auto-gen the lockfiles
+    #     $CYDIR/scripts/generate-conda-lockfiles.sh
+    #     exit_if_last_command_failed
+    # fi
+    # echo "Using lockfile: $LOCKFILE"
 
     # use conda-lock to create env
-    conda-lock install --conda $(which conda) -p $CYDIR/.conda-env $LOCKFILE &&
+    # conda-lock install --conda $(which conda) -p $CYDIR/.conda-env $LOCKFILE &&
+    
+    ln -s /home/ff/cs152/sp24/chipyard/.conda-env .conda-env
+
     source $(conda info --base)/etc/profile.d/conda.sh &&
-    conda activate $CYDIR/.conda-env
+    conda activate $CYDIR/.conda-env/
     exit_if_last_command_failed
 
     # Conda Setup
@@ -202,7 +205,7 @@ END_CONDA_ACTIVATE
 
     replace_content env.sh build-setup-conda "# line auto-generated by $0
 $CONDA_ACTIVATE_PREAMBLE
-conda activate $CYDIR/.conda-env
+conda activate $CYDIR/.conda-env/
 source $CYDIR/scripts/fix-open-files.sh"
 
 fi