diff --git a/dot_zshrc.tmpl b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
index cf9fd31..e648d1b 100644
--- a/dot_zshrc.tmpl
+++ b/dot_zshrc.tmpl
@@ -200,10 +200,12 @@ fi
 #  Nix
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-if command nix-env &>/dev/null; then
+if [ -e $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh ]; then 
+  . $HOME/.nix-profile/etc/profile.d/nix.sh;
+
   alias nix-update='nix-channel --update && nix-env -u'
 
   nix-search() {
     nix-env -qa --description ".*$1.*"
   }
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi