diff --git a/pkgs/ui/.envrc b/pkgs/ui/.envrc
index c86ee72bd..908ba51ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/ui/.envrc
+++ b/pkgs/ui/.envrc
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 
 source_up
 
+files=(flake-module.nix package.json package-lock.json)
 if type nix_direnv_watch_file &>/dev/null; then
-  nix_direnv_watch_file flake-module.nix
+  nix_direnv_watch_file "${files[@]}"
 else
-  direnv watch flake-module.nix
+  watch_file "${files[@]}"
 fi
+
 use flake .#ui --builders ''