diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 76503652d64..b1b66437dc3 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,10 @@ install:
   #
   # Update conda, then force it to NOT update itself again
   #
+  # Somehow, the update from anaconda stalls for Python 3.4. So we're not specifying the channel here.
+  #
   - conda config --set always_yes yes
-  - conda update -q -y -c anaconda conda
+  - conda update -q -y conda
   - conda config --set auto_update_conda false
   #
   - "%CONDAFORGE% setuptools pip"
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.txt b/CHANGELOG.txt
index 9a409c5aa90..3c69ea0cc18 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Pyomo CHANGELOG
 Current Development
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+- Resolved Python 3.4 build errors on Appveyor.
 - Wrap Vars in value() for assignment to numpy vectors (#436)
 - Adding TerminationCondition and SolverStatus to pyomo.environ (#429)