diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 7f5642d..956a218 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ if ! has nix_direnv_version || ! nix_direnv_version 2.2.1; then
     source_url "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nix-community/nix-direnv/2.2.1/direnvrc" "sha256-zelF0vLbEl5uaqrfIzbgNzJWGmLzCmYAkInj/LNxvKs="
 fi
 
-use flake
+nix_direnv_watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
+nix_direnv_watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
 
-watch_file ./flake/checks.nix
-watch_file ./flake/dev-shells.nix
+use flake