diff --git a/nixpacks.toml b/nixpacks.toml
index 4aad5cf..0399b25 100644
--- a/nixpacks.toml
+++ b/nixpacks.toml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 providers = ["node"]
 
 [phases.setup]
-nixPkgs = ["python3", "gnumake", "gcc", "sqlite"]
+nixPkgs = ["nodejs", "python3", "gnumake", "gcc", "sqlite"]
+
+[envs]
+PYTHON = "python3"
 
 [phases.install]
 cmds = ["npm ci"]