diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index baf25e5..042e69e 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ BIN_DIR=$(cd $(dirname $0); pwd) # absolute path
 ROOT_DIR=$(dirname $BIN_DIR)
 BUILD_DIR=$1
 CACHE_DIR=$2
+ENV_DIR=$3
+
+
+if [ -d "$ENV_DIR" ]; then
+  echo "restoring environment"
+  for e in $(ls $ENV_DIR); do
+    export "$e=$(cat $ENV_DIR/$e)"
+  done
+fi
 
 CACHED_DIRS=".heroku"
 
diff --git a/bin/steps/conda_compile b/bin/steps/conda_compile
index 3c9e168..e2abbdd 100755
--- a/bin/steps/conda_compile
+++ b/bin/steps/conda_compile
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 if [ ! -d /app/.heroku/miniconda ]; then
     puts-step "Preparing Python/Miniconda Environment"
-    curl -Os https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
-    bash Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh  -p /app/.heroku/miniconda/ -b | indent
-    rm -fr Miniconda-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
+    curl -Os https://repo.continuum.io/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
+    bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh  -p /app/.heroku/miniconda/ -b | indent
+    rm -fr Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
 
     conda install pip --yes | indent
 fi