diff --git a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
index f3cd962c9..430763990 100644
--- a/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
+++ b/conda_smithy/configure_feedstock.py
@@ -719,7 +719,8 @@ def finalize_config(config, platform, arch, forge_config):
 #     )
 
 def yaml_represent_ordered_dict(dumper, data):
-    return dumper.represent_dict(list(data.items()))
+    return dumper.represent_mapping('tag:yaml.org,2002:map', data.items())
+    # return dumper.represent_dict(list(data.items()))
 
 
 # represent_dict processes dict-likes with a .sort() method or plain iterables of key-value