diff --git a/conda/environment_octave.yml b/conda/environment_octave.yml
index 8ab9e856345e5b382c21d3c140a595a17da1c06e..bd937abf629d0be6adf3d11383bb659824f0bd96 100644
--- a/conda/environment_octave.yml
+++ b/conda/environment_octave.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,13 @@ name: octave
 channels:
 
   - conda-forge 
+  - anaconda
   - defaults
 
 dependencies:
 
+  - gcc_linux-64
+
   - jupyter
 
   - octave