diff --git a/modules/shell/nix/nh.nix b/modules/shell/nix/nh.nix
index 586b1fa9..cad1c2ca 100644
--- a/modules/shell/nix/nh.nix
+++ b/modules/shell/nix/nh.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ in
       # TODO try this later
       # clean.enable = true;
       # clean.extraArgs = "--keep-since 4d --keep 3";
+      flake = "/etc/nixos";
     };
   };
 }