diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index db189a14cf..3907d8bbd4 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   pkgs.mkShell {
     nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ 
        nodejs_20
-       nodePackages.npm
+       pkgs.prefetch-npm-deps
        ];
 }