diff --git a/panel/src/panel/views.py b/panel/src/panel/views.py
index 341a9135..ec649576 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/views.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/views.py
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class Index(TemplateView):
     template_name = 'index.html'
 
 
+class Index(TemplateView):
+    template_name = 'index.html'
+
+
 class AccountDetail(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView):
     model = User
     template_name = 'account_detail.html'
@@ -109,6 +113,12 @@ class DeploymentStatus(ConfigurationForm):
             # pass in form info to our deployment
             "DEPLOYMENT": config.json()
         }
+        # XXX should we not log this if it may show proxmox credentials from `.envrc`s?
+        # those could instead be passed as sensitive TF vars, but that would not address this.
+        logger.debug("env: %s", env)
+        cwd = f"{settings.repo_dir}/launch"
+        # direnv wants this run upfront, and chaining in subprocess feels awkward
+        subprocess.check_call(["direnv", "allow"], cwd=cwd)
         cmd = [
             "nix",
             "develop",
@@ -119,9 +129,6 @@ class DeploymentStatus(ConfigurationForm):
             "apply",
             "test",
         ]
-        deployment_result = subprocess.run(
-            cmd,
-            cwd=settings.repo_dir,
-            env=env,
-        )
+        deployment_result = subprocess.run(cmd, cwd=cwd, env=env)
+        logger.debug("deployment_result: %s", deployment_result)
         return deployment_result, config