diff --git a/.binstar.yml b/.binstar.yml
index 8365b905e..add3b3867 100644
--- a/.binstar.yml
+++ b/.binstar.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ engine:
 env:
  - MPI=mpich
  - MPI=openmpi
- - MPI=mpich2
+#- MPI=mpich2
 
 install:
  - export CFLAGS=-O0
diff --git a/conf/anaconda/mpi4py/meta.yaml b/conf/anaconda/mpi4py/meta.yaml
index c2356e1a2..45b80c1bd 100644
--- a/conf/anaconda/mpi4py/meta.yaml
+++ b/conf/anaconda/mpi4py/meta.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ requirements:
 build:
   number: {{build}}
   string: py{{py}}_{{mpi}}_{{build}}
-  features: {{mpi}} # [not win]
+  features:   # [not win]
+    - {{mpi}} # [not win]
   script: '$PYTHON  setup.py install' # [not win]
   script: '%PYTHON% setup.py install' # [win]