diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 3ec1c56..8d6675f 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -12,10 +12,18 @@ let
     };
     propagatedBuildInputs = with pkgs.python3Packages; [ scipy numpy pyqt5 pyopengl ];
   };
+  bitstream = pkgs.fetchurl {
+    url = "https://www.nuand.com/fpga/v0.11.0/hostedxA4.rbf";
+    sha256 = "c172e35c4a92cf1e0ca3b37347a84d8376b275ece16cb9c5142b72b82b16fe8e";
+  };
 in
  pkgs.mkShell {
     buildInputs = [
       (pkgs.python3.withPackages(ps: [ps.soapysdr-with-plugins ps.scipy ps.pyserial ps.quamash ps.pyqt5 pyqtgraph-qt5]))
       pkgs.libbladeRF pkgs.gqrx
     ];
+    shellHook = ''
+      ${pkgs.libbladeRF}/bin/bladeRF-cli -l ${bitstream}
+      ${pkgs.libbladeRF}/bin/bladeRF-cli -e "set biastee rx on"
+    '';
   }