diff --git a/config/galaxy.ini.sample b/config/galaxy.ini.sample
index 255d1ac6bda..e334c9357a0 100644
--- a/config/galaxy.ini.sample
+++ b/config/galaxy.ini.sample
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ paste.app_factory = galaxy.web.buildapp:app_factory
 #conda_debug = False
 # conda channels to enable by default (http://conda.pydata.org/docs/custom-channels.html)
 # the recommended channel order is the one from BioConda (https://github.com/bioconda/bioconda-recipes/blob/master/config.yml#L8)
-#conda_ensure_channels = bioconda,r,defaults,conda-forge,iuc
+#conda_ensure_channels = iuc,bioconda,r,defaults,conda-forge
 # Set to True to instruct Galaxy to look for and install missing tool
 # dependencies before each job runs.
 #conda_auto_install = False