diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 560f5b2..6f261ac 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ pkgs.mkShell {
 
   shellHook = ''
     echo "Welcome to the Nix shell for AppDaemon development"
+    
     alias build="uv run python -m build"
     alias dbuild="docker build -t acockburn/appdaemon:local-dev /usr/src/app"
     alias fbuild="build && dbuild"
     alias clean="cd /usr/src/app && rm -rf ./build ./dist"
-    alias python="/usr/src/app/.venv/bin/python3"
     alias ad="python -m appdaemon"
+
     cd /usr/src/app
-    uv sync --all-extras --upgrade --inexact 
+    uv sync --all-extras --upgrade --inexact
+    source .venv/bin/activate
   '';
 }