diff --git a/ci/common.nix b/ci/common.nix
index cb35899d..24b41118 100644
--- a/ci/common.nix
+++ b/ci/common.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   config,
   ...
 }: {
+  bootstrap.packages.nix = channels.nixpkgs.lix;
   nixpkgs.args = {
     localSystem = "x86_64-linux";
     config = {
diff --git a/packages/nf-build-system/default.nix b/packages/nf-build-system/default.nix
index 8143ffb2..4ca0af59 100644
--- a/packages/nf-build-system/default.nix
+++ b/packages/nf-build-system/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   git,
   cachix,
   jq,
-  nix,
+  lix,
   curl,
 }: let
   inherit (lib) makeBinPath;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in
       git
       cachix
       jq
-      nix
+      lix
       curl
     ]}"
     exec ${./build-system.sh} "$@"
diff --git a/packages/nf-update/default.nix b/packages/nf-update/default.nix
index ae54f6d4..63e7930f 100644
--- a/packages/nf-update/default.nix
+++ b/packages/nf-update/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   git,
   cachix,
   jq,
-  nix,
+  lix,
   curl,
 }: let
   inherit (lib) makeBinPath;
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in
       git
       cachix
       jq
-      nix
+      lix
       curl
     ]}"
     exec ${./update.sh} "$@"