diff --git a/recipe/build.sh b/recipe/build.sh
index 280f469e..564fe054 100644
--- a/recipe/build.sh
+++ b/recipe/build.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@ export LIBRARY_PATH=${PREFIX}/lib
 export CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=${PREFIX}
 export PATH="${PREFIX}/bin:${PATH}"
 
+#set JULIA_DEPOT_PATH in conda env
+export JULIA_DEPOT_PATH="${PREFIX}/share/julia/site:$JULIA_DEPOT_PATH" 
+
+# Copy the [de]activate scripts to $PREFIX/etc/conda/[de]activate.d.
+# This will allow them to be run on environment activation.
+for CHANGE in "activate" "deactivate"
+do
+    mkdir -p "${PREFIX}/etc/conda/${CHANGE}.d"
+    cp "${RECIPE_DIR}/scripts/${CHANGE}.sh" "${PREFIX}/etc/conda/${CHANGE}.d/${PKG_NAME}_${CHANGE}.sh"
+done
 # Hack to suppress building docs
 cat > doc/Makefile << EOF
 html :	
@@ -55,6 +65,3 @@ make -j 4 prefix=${PREFIX} MARCH=core2 sysconfigdir=${PREFIX}/etc \
  TAGGED_RELEASE_BANNER="conda-forge-julia release" \
  CC=$CC CXX=$CXX FC=$FC \
  install
-
-# Configure juliarc to use conda environment
-cat "${RECIPE_DIR}/juliarc.jl" >> "${PREFIX}/etc/julia/juliarc.jl"
diff --git a/recipe/scripts/activate.sh b/recipe/scripts/activate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..08e894ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipe/scripts/activate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+export JULIA_DEPOT_PATH_BACKUP=${JULIA_DEPOT_PATH:-}
+export JULIA_PROJECT_BACKUP=${JULIA_PROJECT:-}
+export JULIA_DEPOT_PATH="$CONDA_PREFIX/share/julia/site:$JULIA_DEPOT_PATH"
+export JULIA_PROJECT="$CONDA_PREFIX/share/julia/site/environments/$CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/recipe/scripts/deactivate.sh b/recipe/scripts/deactivate.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6067c2bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipe/scripts/deactivate.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+export JULIA_DEPOT_PATH=$JULIA_DEPOT_PATH_BACKUP
+export JULIA_PROJECT=$JULIA_PROJECT_BACKUP
+unset JULIA_DEPOT_PATH_BACKUP
+unset JULIA_PROJECT_BACKUP
+
+if [ -z $JULIA_DEPOT_PATH ]; then
+    unset JULIA_DEPOT_PATH
+fi
+if [ -z $JULIA_PROJECT ]; then
+    unset JULIA_PROJECT
+fi