diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3a8be4e..7a23be2 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -43,15 +43,16 @@
         allowUnfree = false; # sanity check
       };
     };
-
     # TODO: come back to this its really cool
     # this is just something I'm experimenting with
-    PROJECT_ROOT = builtins.toString ./.;
+    # PROJECT_ROOT = builtins.toString ./.;
   in {
-    # `nix develop` shell
     devShells."x86_64-linux".default = pkgs.mkShell {
-      buildInputs = [
-        #colmena-new
+      shell = "${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash";
+
+      packages = with pkgs; [
+        # ./script/* dependencies
+        mkpasswd
       ];
     };