diff --git a/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py b/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py
index d5b8ed9f62..bbb663c6fa 100644
--- a/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py
+++ b/client/starwhale/utils/venv.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import platform
 import subprocess
 from pathlib import Path, PurePath, PosixPath
+from functools import lru_cache
 
 import yaml
 import conda_pack
@@ -549,15 +550,18 @@ def get_conda_prefix_path(name: str = "") -> str:
     return output.decode().strip()
 
 
+@lru_cache()
 def get_conda_bin() -> str:
-    # TODO: add process cache
     for _p in (
+        os.environ.get("CONDA_EXE", ""),
         "/opt/miniconda3/bin/conda",
         "/opt/anaconda3/bin/conda",
+        "/usr/local/miniconda3/bin/conda",
+        "/usr/local/anaconda3/bin/conda",
         os.path.expanduser("~/miniconda3/bin/conda"),
         os.path.expanduser("~/anaconda3/bin/conda"),
     ):
-        if os.path.exists(_p):
+        if _p and os.path.exists(_p):
             return _p
     else:
         return "conda"
diff --git a/client/tests/core/test_runtime.py b/client/tests/core/test_runtime.py
index 2f6597e438..b55822ea57 100644
--- a/client/tests/core/test_runtime.py
+++ b/client/tests/core/test_runtime.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 )
 from starwhale.utils.fs import empty_dir, ensure_dir, ensure_file
 from starwhale.base.type import BundleType, DependencyType, RuntimeLockFileType
-from starwhale.utils.venv import EnvTarType, get_python_version
+from starwhale.utils.venv import EnvTarType, get_conda_bin, get_python_version
 from starwhale.utils.error import (
     FormatError,
     NotFoundError,
@@ -62,7 +62,14 @@
 class StandaloneRuntimeTestCase(TestCase):
     def setUp(self) -> None:
         self.setUpPyfakefs()
+        self._clear_cache()
+
+    def tearDown(self) -> None:
+        self._clear_cache()
+
+    def _clear_cache(self) -> None:
         sw_config._config = {}
+        get_conda_bin.cache_clear()
 
     @patch("starwhale.utils.venv.check_call")
     @patch("starwhale.utils.venv.virtualenv.cli_run")
@@ -131,6 +138,7 @@ def test_quickstart_from_ishell_venv(
         assert _rt_config.dependencies._pip_pkgs[0] == "starwhale"
         assert _rt_config.dependencies._pip_files == []
 
+    @patch("os.environ", {})
     @patch("starwhale.utils.venv.check_call")
     def test_quickstart_from_ishell_conda(self, m_call: MagicMock) -> None:
         workdir = "/home/starwhale/myproject"
@@ -138,6 +146,10 @@ def test_quickstart_from_ishell_conda(self, m_call: MagicMock) -> None:
         conda_prefix_dir = os.path.join(workdir, SW_AUTO_DIRNAME, "conda")
         name = "test-conda"
 
+        conda_bin_path = "/home/starwhale/miniconda3/bin/conda"
+        os.environ["CONDA_EXE"] = conda_bin_path
+        ensure_file(conda_bin_path, "", parents=True)
+
         StandaloneRuntime.quickstart_from_ishell(
             workdir=workdir,
             name=name,
@@ -148,7 +160,7 @@ def test_quickstart_from_ishell_conda(self, m_call: MagicMock) -> None:
         _rt_config = load_yaml(runtime_path)
         assert _rt_config["mode"] == "conda"
         assert m_call.call_args_list[0][0][0] == [
-            "conda",
+            conda_bin_path,
             "create",
             "--yes",
             "--prefix",
@@ -158,7 +170,7 @@ def test_quickstart_from_ishell_conda(self, m_call: MagicMock) -> None:
         assert " ".join(m_call.call_args_list[1][0][0]).startswith(
             " ".join(
                 [
-                    "conda",
+                    conda_bin_path,
                     "run",
                     "--live-stream",
                     "--prefix",