diff --git a/conda-env/ci.yml b/conda-env/ci.yml
index 78d5280e2..cfb172672 100644
--- a/conda-env/ci.yml
+++ b/conda-env/ci.yml
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ dependencies:
   - cdms2 3.1.5
   - cdutil 8.2.1
   - dask
+  - esmpy >=8.4.0
   - genutil 8.2.1
   - lxml
   - mache >=0.15.0
   - matplotlib-base
   - netcdf4
   - numpy >=1.23.0
+  - shapely >=2.0.0,<3.0.0
   - xarray >=2023.02.0
   # Testing
   # ==================
diff --git a/conda-env/dev.yml b/conda-env/dev.yml
index f5bffacba..002b858df 100644
--- a/conda-env/dev.yml
+++ b/conda-env/dev.yml
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ dependencies:
   - cdms2 3.1.5
   - cdutil 8.2.1
   - dask
+  - esmpy >=8.4.0
   - genutil 8.2.1
   - lxml
   - mache >=0.15.0
   - matplotlib-base
   - netcdf4
   - numpy >=1.23.0
+  - shapely >=2.0.0,<3.0.0
   - xarray >=2023.02.0
   # Testing
   # ==================
diff --git a/e3sm_diags/__init__.py b/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
index 524b97ba2..7b6460b6a 100644
--- a/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
+++ b/e3sm_diags/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import os
 import sys
 
+# import shapely before esmpy to prevent a segfault related to multiprocessing
+import shapely  # isort: skip
+import esmpy  # isort: skip
+
 __version__ = "v2.9.0rc2"
 INSTALL_PATH = os.path.join(sys.prefix, "share/e3sm_diags/")