diff --git a/nix/artiq-dev.nix b/nix/artiq-dev.nix
index eab47ef59..709607f25 100644
--- a/nix/artiq-dev.nix
+++ b/nix/artiq-dev.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{runScript ? "", extraProfile ? ""}:
+{runScript ? "bash", extraProfile ? ""}:
 
 let 
   pkgs = import <nixpkgs> {};