diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
index 7f323b7a..82f35155 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/home/programs.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ in {
             if test -d ~/.environments
               for file in ~/.environments/*
                 if not string match -q --regex -- '-link$' $file
-                  fish_add_path $file/bin || true
+                  # Append so if invoked from a nix shell, doesn't mess with the shell's specific paths
+                  fish_add_path --append $file/bin
                 end
               end
             end