diff --git a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
index f3b0f1b2..a2a772ce 100755
--- a/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
+++ b/bin/pyenv-virtualenv
@@ -605,7 +605,13 @@ STATUS=0
 mkdir -p "${PYENV_VIRTUALENV_CACHE_PATH}"
 cd "${PYENV_VIRTUALENV_CACHE_PATH}"
 if [ -n "${USE_CONDA}" ]; then
-  pyenv-exec conda create $QUIET $VERBOSE --name "${VIRTUALENV_PATH##*/}" --yes "${VIRTUALENV_OPTIONS[@]}" python || STATUS="$?"
+  if [ -z "$VIRTUALENV_PYTHON" ]; then
+    #process substitution doesn't seem to work unless it's directly inserted to the command line
+    #if we add it to VIRTUALENV_OPTIONS instead, "broken pipe" happens
+    pyenv-exec conda create $QUIET $VERBOSE --name "${VIRTUALENV_PATH##*/}" --yes "${VIRTUALENV_OPTIONS[@]}" --file <(pyenv-exec conda list python --full-name --export) || STATUS="$?"
+  else
+    pyenv-exec conda create $QUIET $VERBOSE --name "${VIRTUALENV_PATH##*/}" --yes "${VIRTUALENV_OPTIONS[@]}" || STATUS="$?"
+  fi
 else
   if [ -n "${USE_M_VENV}" ]; then
     pyenv-exec "${M_VENV_PYTHON_BIN:-python}" -m venv $QUIET $VERBOSE "${VIRTUALENV_OPTIONS[@]}" "${VIRTUALENV_PATH}" || STATUS="$?"
diff --git a/test/conda.bats b/test/conda.bats
index 43a7bf68..6e186868 100644
--- a/test/conda.bats
+++ b/test/conda.bats
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ unstub_pyenv() {
   run pyenv-virtualenv venv
 
   assert_success
-  assert_output <<OUT
-PYENV_VERSION=miniconda3-3.16.0 conda create --name venv --yes python
+  assert_output_wildcards <<OUT
+PYENV_VERSION=miniconda3-3.16.0 conda create --name venv --yes --file /dev/fd/*
 rehashed
 OUT
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ OUT
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<OUT
-PYENV_VERSION=miniconda3-3.16.0 conda create --name venv --yes python=3.5 python
+PYENV_VERSION=miniconda3-3.16.0 conda create --name venv --yes python=3.5
 rehashed
 OUT
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ OUT
 
   assert_success
   assert_output <<OUT
-PYENV_VERSION=miniconda3-3.16.0 conda create --name venv --yes python=3.5 python
+PYENV_VERSION=miniconda3-3.16.0 conda create --name venv --yes python=3.5
 rehashed
 OUT
 
diff --git a/test/deactivate.bats b/test/deactivate.bats
index ed9e9b29..74c47279 100644
--- a/test/deactivate.bats
+++ b/test/deactivate.bats
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- #!/usr/bin/env bats
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
 
 load test_helper
 
diff --git a/test/test_helper.bash b/test/test_helper.bash
index 376bca6c..0dfcc877 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.bash
+++ b/test/test_helper.bash
@@ -83,6 +83,16 @@ assert_equal() {
   fi
 }
 
+assert_equal_wildcards() {
+  if [[ $1 != $2 ]]; then
+    { echo "expected:"
+      echo "$2"
+      echo "actual:"
+      echo "$1"
+    } | flunk
+  fi
+}
+
 assert_output() {
   local expected
   if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then expected="$(cat -)"
@@ -91,6 +101,14 @@ assert_output() {
   assert_equal "$expected" "$output"
 }
 
+assert_output_wildcards() {
+  local expected
+  if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then expected="$(cat -)"
+  else expected="$1"
+  fi
+  assert_equal_wildcards "$output" "$expected"
+}
+
 assert_output_contains() {
   local expected="$1"
   echo "$output" | grep -F "$expected" >/dev/null || {