diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1374a2d7409..8ed3a28cc0e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-key
 
-    - run: nix-shell --run 'build-ci.sh'
+    - run: nix-shell -A ci --run 'build-ci.sh'
       # https://giters.com/gfx/example-github-actions-with-tty
       # The default shell does not allocate a TTY which breaks some tests
       shell: 'script -q -e -c "bash {0}"'
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 3d55a27de13..c4602e32303 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -93,4 +93,7 @@ let
   };
 
 in
-haskellNixShell // { cabalOnly = cabalShell; }
+haskellNixShell // {
+  cabalOnly = cabalShell;
+  ci = haskellNixShell { withHoogle = false; }
+}