diff --git a/home/darwin/shell.nix b/home/darwin/shell.nix
index 07e5e83c..78195848 100644
--- a/home/darwin/shell.nix
+++ b/home/darwin/shell.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, ... }:
 let
   envExtra = ''
-    export PATH="$PATH:/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin"
+    export PATH="/opt/homebrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:$PATH"
   '';
   # copied from the content generated by `conda init bash`
   initContent = ''