diff --git a/common/pkgs/repl/default.nix b/common/pkgs/repl/default.nix
index 2d7955e3..1d3f4725 100644
--- a/common/pkgs/repl/default.nix
+++ b/common/pkgs/repl/default.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ in
       ;;
       *)
         if [ -z "$1" ]; then
-          nix repl --arg flakePath $(${coreutils}/bin/readlink -f "/etc/nixos") ${repl}
+          nix repl --arg flakePath $(${coreutils}/bin/readlink -f "/etc/nixos") --file ${repl}
         else
-          nix repl --arg flakePath $(${coreutils}/bin/readlink -f $1 | ${gnused}/bin/sed 's|/flake.nix||') ${repl}
+          nix repl --arg flakePath $(${coreutils}/bin/readlink -f $1 | ${gnused}/bin/sed 's|/flake.nix||') --file ${repl}
         fi
       ;;
     esac