diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/.envrc b/pkgs/clan-cli/.envrc
index 4feb0e837..14b7b6e64 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/.envrc
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/.envrc
@@ -1,2 +1,9 @@
 # Because we depend on nixpkgs sources, uploading to builders takes a long time
+
+if type nix_direnv_watch_file &>/dev/null; then
+  nix_direnv_watch_file flake-module.nix
+else
+  direnv watch flake-module.nix
+fi
 use flake .#clan --builders ''
+