diff --git a/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index c5d5172..3f8fdb2 100644
--- a/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_config/zsh/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -449,14 +449,22 @@ zsh-rbenv () {
 
 {{ if .development.conda -}}
 zsh-conda () {
-    if [[ -x $XDG_DATA_HOME/mambaforge/bin/conda ]]; then
+    if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+        if [ -f "$1" ]; then
+            source "$1"
+        else
+            echo "Could not source file at $1"
+            return 1
+        fi
+    elif [ -x $XDG_DATA_HOME/mambaforge/bin/conda ]; then
         eval "$($XDG_DATA_HOME/mambaforge/bin/conda shell.zsh hook)"
-        alias cdd="conda deactivate"
-        alias cda="conda activate"
-        alias cde="conda env"
-        alias cdl="conda list"
     else
         echo "conda installation not found"
+        return 1
     fi
+    alias cdd="conda deactivate"
+    alias cda="conda activate"
+    alias cde="conda env"
+    alias cdl="conda list"
 }
 {{- end }}