diff --git a/.github/workflows/nix.yml b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
index 8078d61e7..43469eceb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nix.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nix.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,14 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+          cache: yarn
+      - run: corepack enable
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: yarn install --immutable
+
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/nix-installer-action@main
       - uses: DeterminateSystems/magic-nix-cache-action@main
 
diff --git a/.yarnrc.yml b/.yarnrc.yml
index 020e50e8e..a67b3bf0f 100644
--- a/.yarnrc.yml
+++ b/.yarnrc.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ plugins:
     spec: "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/stephank/yarn-plugin-nixify/main/dist/yarn-plugin-nixify.js"
 
 # yarn-plugin-nixify options
+enableNixPreload: true
 generateDefaultNix: false
 nixExprPath: nix/yarn-project.nix
 
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 672412d8e..73dbf0fd1 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -29,29 +29,6 @@
     overrideAttrs = {
       pname = "${pname}-builder";
 
-      # get rid of all dependencies not needed for building
-      preConfigure = ''
-        yarn remove \
-          @storybook/addon-essentials \
-          @storybook/addon-styling \
-          @storybook/addon-themes \
-          @storybook/blocks \
-          @storybook/react \
-          @storybook/react-vite \
-          chromatic \
-          husky \
-          json-schema-to-typescript \
-          node-fetch \
-          lint-staged \
-          prettier \
-          react \
-          react-dom \
-          shikiji \
-          storybook \
-          tsx \
-          vite
-      '';
-
       buildPhase = ''
         runHook preBuild
         yarn compile
diff --git a/nix/yarn-project.nix b/nix/yarn-project.nix
index 6c731a2d8..68d815ca5 100644
--- a/nix/yarn-project.nix
+++ b/nix/yarn-project.nix
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
 
 let
 
-  yarnBin = ../.yarn/releases/yarn-4.0.2.cjs;
+  yarnBin = ./../.yarn/releases/yarn-4.0.2.cjs;
 
   cacheFolder = ".yarn/cache";
-  lockfile = ../yarn.lock;
+  lockfile = ./../yarn.lock;
 
   # Call overrideAttrs on a derivation if a function is provided.
   optionalOverride = fn: drv: