diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 3c82a70c8..fda7fa8fb 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ fi
 watch_file .direnv/selected-shell 
 
 if [ -e .direnv/selected-shell ]; then
-  use flake .#$(cat .direnv/selected-shell)
+  use flake ".#$(cat .direnv/selected-shell)"
 else
   use flake
 fi