diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 261d6300..e8de1de1 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
+mkdir -p $(direnv_layout_dir)
 # reload when these files change
 watch_file flake.nix
 watch_file flake.lock
 # load the flake devShell
-eval "$(nix print-dev-env)"
+eval "$(nix print-dev-env --profile $(direnv_layout_dir)/flake-profile)"
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b2be92b7..726d2d63 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 result
+.direnv