diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 0fc040dfe..a7736cb86 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 { pkgs ? import <nixos-unstable> {} }:
   pkgs.mkShell {
-    nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ nodejs yarn ];
+	nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [
+		nodejs
+		yarn
+		cypress
+	];
+
+    shellHook = ''
+	  export CYPRESS_INSTALL_BINARY=0
+	  export CYPRESS_RUN_BINARY=${pkgs.cypress}/bin/Cypress
+	'';
 }