diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 83ae8aa..a158d3c 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 if type -P lorri &>/dev/null; then
   eval "$(lorri direnv)"
+elif type -P nix &>/dev/null; then
+  use nix
 else
-  use flake
+  echo "Found no nix binary. Skipping activating nix-shell..."
 fi