diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 1971647..f075763 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ sudo apt update && sudo apt install stow
 stow --adopt .
 git reset --hard
 
+mkdir -m 0755 /nix && chown vscode /nix
 sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --no-daemon
 nix-env -iA nixpkgs.myPackages