diff --git a/ci/flake-cron.nix b/ci/flake-cron.nix
index 0cd3e271..6b7644be 100644
--- a/ci/flake-cron.nix
+++ b/ci/flake-cron.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   lib,
-  channels,
   config,
   ...
 }:
@@ -39,7 +38,7 @@ with lib; {
         step.flake-update = {
           name = "flake update build";
           order = 500;
-          run = "${channels.nixpkgs.lix}/bin/nix run .#nf-update";
+          run = "nix run .#nf-update";
           env = {
             CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
             CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
diff --git a/ci/nodes.nix b/ci/nodes.nix
index 7a8109c3..a5ad3ba2 100644
--- a/ci/nodes.nix
+++ b/ci/nodes.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ in {
             step.${name} = {
               name = "build system closure for ${name}";
               order = 500;
-              run = "${channels.nixpkgs.lix}/bin/nix run .#nf-build-system -- nixosConfigurations.${name}.config.system.build.toplevel ${name} NixOS";
+              run = "nix run .#nf-build-system -- nixosConfigurations.${name}.config.system.build.toplevel ${name} NixOS";
               env = {
                 CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
                 CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ in {
             step.${name} = {
               name = "build home closure for ${name}";
               order = 500;
-              run = "${channels.nixpkgs.lix}/bin/nix run .#nf-build-system -- homeConfigurations.${name}.activationPackage ${name} Home";
+              run = "nix run .#nf-build-system -- homeConfigurations.${name}.activationPackage ${name} Home";
               env = {
                 CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
                 CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
@@ -73,11 +73,11 @@ in {
     jobs = let
       genericNixosBuildJob = name: _system:
         nameValuePair "nixos-${name}" (_: {
-          #imports = [ ./packages.nix ];
+          imports = [./packages.nix];
         });
       genericHomeBuildJob = name: _system:
         nameValuePair "home-${name}" (_: {
-          #imports = [ ./packages.nix ];
+          imports = [./packages.nix];
         });
       nixosBuildJobs = mapAttrs' genericNixosBuildJob enabledNixosSystems;
       homeBuildJobs = mapAttrs' genericHomeBuildJob enabledHomeSystems;
diff --git a/ci/packages.nix b/ci/packages.nix
index 4303a340..5b96e4da 100644
--- a/ci/packages.nix
+++ b/ci/packages.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ in {
     devShell.inputs = with legacyPackages.x86_64-linux; [
       deploy-rs
       terraform
+      lix
       tflint
       alejandra
       deadnix