diff --git a/lib/galaxy/tools/deps/resolvers/conda.py b/lib/galaxy/tools/deps/resolvers/conda.py
index adcdc180661..b39185d1b84 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/tools/deps/resolvers/conda.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/tools/deps/resolvers/conda.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ from ..resolvers import (
 
 DEFAULT_BASE_PATH_DIRECTORY = "_conda"
 DEFAULT_CONDARC_OVERRIDE = "_condarc"
-DEFAULT_ENSURE_CHANNELS = "bioconda,r,defaults,conda-forge,iuc"
+DEFAULT_ENSURE_CHANNELS = "iuc,bioconda,r,defaults,conda-forge"
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)