diff --git a/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish b/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish
index 17c677900..f200b2aed 100644
--- a/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish
+++ b/shell-integration/fish/vendor_conf.d/kitty-shell-integration.fish
@@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ function __ksi_schedule --on-event fish_prompt -d "Setup kitty integration after
             and type -q conda
             and test "$CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV" != "$orig_conda_env"
             set _ksi_sourced "y"
-            # for some reason that I cant be bothered to figure out this doesnt take effect
-            # conda activate $_ksi_pre_rc_conda_default_env
-            eval ($CONDA_EXE shell.fish activate $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV)
+            conda activate $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV
         end
         if _ksi_s_is_ok "env_var"
             and test -n "$KITTY_CLONE_SOURCE_CODE"