diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6b5c98f..9c31ba6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -22,15 +22,23 @@
           bun
           nodejs_24
           prisma
+          prisma-engines
           openssl_3 # needed for prisma
 
           # DB deps
           ephemeralpg
           postgresql
         ];
-        shellHook = ''
+        shellHook = with pkgs; ''
           echo "Welcome to the methylphenidate dev environment!"
           export NIX_LDFLAGS="''${NIX_LDFLAGS/-rpath $out\/lib /}"
+          export PRISMA_SCHEMA_ENGINE_BINARY="${prisma-engines}/bin/migration-engine"
+          export PRISMA_QUERY_ENGINE_BINARY="${prisma-engines}/bin/query-engine"
+          export PRISMA_QUERY_ENGINE_LIBRARY="${prisma-engines}/lib/libquery_engine.node"
+          export PRISMA_INTROSPECTION_ENGINE_BINARY="${prisma-engines}/bin/introspection-engine"
+          export PRISMA_FMT_BINARY="${prisma-engines}/bin/prisma-fmt"
+          export PRISMA_ENGINES_CHECKSUM_IGNORE_MISSING="1";
+
         '';
       };
     };