diff --git a/projects/conda.org/package.yml b/projects/conda.org/package.yml
index b784b694..810ae50c 100644
--- a/projects/conda.org/package.yml
+++ b/projects/conda.org/package.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ versions:
 
 dependencies:
   pkgx.sh: ^1
+  openssl.org: ^1.1
 
 runtime:
   env:
@@ -53,6 +54,10 @@ build:
     # your shellrc this command modifies the installation to prevent it
     # erroring so we have to do prior to pkging it
     - '{{prefix}}/bin/conda init'
+
+    # put the conda libs in a findable path
+    - run: ln -s venv/lib lib
+      working-directory: ${{prefix}}
   env:
     darwin/aarch64:
       SUFFIX: MacOSX-arm64