diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 6c40246..d324c24 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 source_env ..
-use flake syndicate#nix_actor
+use nix
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d68567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+let
+  flake = builtins.getFlake "syndicate";
+  pkgs = import <nixpkgs> { overlays = [ flake.overlays.default ]; };
+in pkgs.nix_actor