diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 6fd14ed6..dabc2ba2 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+if which nix >/dev/null; then
+    use flake
+fi
+
 if which slap >/dev/null; then
     eval "$(slap venv -a)"
 fi
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0ca5d54a..9eff81e9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ poetry.lock
 .dmypy.json
 /result
 .DS_Store
+.direnv/