diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f3d3e3f..5a60b42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Nix
       uses: ./
     - run: nix-build test.nix
+    - run: nix-env -iA cachix -f https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/tarball/ab5863afada3c1b50fc43bf774b75ea71b287cde
+    # cachix should be available
+    - run: which cachix
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diff --git a/lib/main.js b/lib/main.js
index 5cbd39e..14d234a 100644
--- a/lib/main.js
+++ b/lib/main.js
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ function run() {
             // TODO: retry due to all the things that go wrong
             const nixInstall = yield tc.downloadTool('https://nixos.org/nix/install');
             yield exec.exec("sh", [nixInstall, "--daemon"]);
-            core.exportVariable('PATH', `${PATH}:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin`);
+            core.exportVariable('PATH', `${PATH}:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin:/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/runner/profile/bin`);
             core.exportVariable('NIX_PATH', `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels`);
             if (os_1.type() == "Darwin") {
                 // macOS needs certificates hints
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index e6f82fc..7df8ec2 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ async function run() {
     // TODO: retry due to all the things that go wrong
     const nixInstall = await tc.downloadTool('https://nixos.org/nix/install');
     await exec.exec("sh", [nixInstall, "--daemon"]);
-    core.exportVariable('PATH', `${PATH}:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin`)
+    core.exportVariable('PATH', `${PATH}:/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/bin:/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/runner/profile/bin`)
     core.exportVariable('NIX_PATH', `/nix/var/nix/profiles/per-user/root/channels`)
 
     if (type() == "Darwin") {