diff --git a/homemanager/utilities.nix b/homemanager/utilities.nix
index ef30b91..050790c 100644
--- a/homemanager/utilities.nix
+++ b/homemanager/utilities.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       };
     };
 
+    programs.direnv.enable = true;
+
     home.packages = [
 
       # note taking
@@ -61,7 +63,6 @@
       pkgs.nextcloud-client
       pkgs.vlc
       pkgs.obsidian
-      pkgs.direnv
 
       # language interpreters / compilers
       pkgs.bun