diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 1bb6817..9998149 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -143,7 +143,13 @@
             name = "repl";
             category = "utilities";
             help = "Open a `nix repl` with this flake";
-            command = ''nix repl ${pkgs.writeText "repl.nix" "builtins.getFlake \"${./.}\""}'';
+            command =
+              ''
+                tmp="$(mktemp --tmpdir repl.nix.XXXXX)"
+                echo "builtins.getFlake \"$PRJ_ROOT\"" > "$tmp"
+                nix repl "$tmp" || true
+                rm "$tmp"
+              '';
           }
           {
             name = "home-link";