diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 56c0188a..17e3e3e9 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1088,8 +1088,6 @@ class Install():  # pylint:disable=too-few-public-methods
             pkg_str = self._format_package(*pkg)
             if self._env.is_conda:
                 cmd = ["conda", "install", "-y"]
-                if any(char in pkg_str for char in (" ", "<", ">", "*", "|")):
-                    pkg_str = f"\"{pkg_str}\""
             else:
                 cmd = [sys.executable, "-m", "pip", "install", "--no-cache-dir"]
                 if self._env.is_admin:
diff --git a/tools/alignments/jobs.py b/tools/alignments/jobs.py
index 578ade1e..72130c6d 100644
--- a/tools/alignments/jobs.py
+++ b/tools/alignments/jobs.py
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ class Check:
         """
         now = datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
         folder_name = (f"{self._get_filename_prefix()}"
-                       f"{self.output_message.replace(' ','_').lower()}_{now}")
+                       f"{self.output_message.replace(' ', '_').lower()}_{now}")
         dst_dir = self._get_output_folder()
         output_folder = os.path.join(dst_dir, folder_name)
         logger.debug("Creating folder: '%s'", output_folder)