diff --git a/lib/colmenaSystem.nix b/lib/colmenaSystem.nix
index 54f37c06..fa8ad22a 100644
--- a/lib/colmenaSystem.nix
+++ b/lib/colmenaSystem.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ in
           # but NIX_PATH is still used by many useful tools, so we set it to the same value as the one used by this flake.
           # Make `nix repl '<nixpkgs>'` use the same nixpkgs as the one used by this flake.
           environment.etc."nix/inputs/nixpkgs".source = "${nixpkgs}";
+          nix.settings.nix-path = nixpkgs.lib.mkForce "nixpkgs=/etc/nix/inputs/nixpkgs";
           environment.sessionVariables.NIX_PATH = nixpkgs.lib.mkForce "nixpkgs=/etc/nix/inputs/nixpkgs";
         }
       ]
diff --git a/lib/nixosSystem.nix b/lib/nixosSystem.nix
index 4acadab3..ef7f7f68 100644
--- a/lib/nixosSystem.nix
+++ b/lib/nixosSystem.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ in
           # but NIX_PATH is still used by many useful tools, so we set it to the same value as the one used by this flake.
           # Make `nix repl '<nixpkgs>'` use the same nixpkgs as the one used by this flake.
           environment.etc."nix/inputs/nixpkgs".source = "${nixpkgs}";
+          nix.settings.nix-path = nixpkgs.lib.mkForce "nixpkgs=/etc/nix/inputs/nixpkgs";
           environment.sessionVariables.NIX_PATH = nixpkgs.lib.mkForce "nixpkgs=/etc/nix/inputs/nixpkgs";
         }