diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index ab53784c..80ad8582 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
   nix = {
     nixPath = options.nix.nixPath.default ++ [
       "config=/etc/dotfiles/config"
+      "packages=/etc/dotfiles/packages"
     ];
     autoOptimiseStore = true;
     trustedUsers = [ "root" "@wheel" ];
diff --git a/deploy b/deploy
index efb07ba6..ed6c6343 100755
--- a/deploy
+++ b/deploy
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ nix-channel --add https://nixos.org/channels/nixpkgs-unstable nixpkgs-unstable
 nix-channel --update
 
 nixos-generate-config --root "$PREFIX"
-nixos-install --root "$PREFIX" -I "config=$DOTFILES/config"
+nixos-install --root "$PREFIX" -I "config=$DOTFILES/config" -I "packages=$DOTFILES/packages"