diff --git a/panel/env.nix b/panel/env.nix
index 07ce4193..b8b3e1fb 100644
--- a/panel/env.nix
+++ b/panel/env.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,9 @@
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
-let
-  inherit (builtins) toString;
-in
+
 {
-  REPO_DIR = toString ../.;
+  REPO_DIR = "/run/fedipanel/flake";
   # explicitly use nix, as e.g. lix does not have configurable-impure-env
   BIN_PATH = lib.makeBinPath [
     # explicitly use nix, as e.g. lix does not have configurable-impure-env