diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 051d09d..24f0da1 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1 +1,4 @@
-eval "$(lorri direnv)"
+# reload when these files change
+watch_file shell.nix
+
+use nix
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e92f57..e4eaed1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 tags
+.direnv