diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index bbad558..a50da5b 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
           nodePackages.prettier # ditto
           nodePackages.bash-language-server # bash lsp
           python310Packages.python-lsp-server # todo: is specifying 310 an issue?
+          alejandra # nix formatter alternative
         ];
       neovim-augmented = recursiveMerge [
         pkgs.neovim-unwrapped