diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 5e278e5c907..7108975b132 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use_devbox() {
     watch_file devbox.json
     if [ -f .devbox/gen/flake/flake.nix ]; then
         DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED
-        eval $(devbox shellenv --init-hook)
+        eval "$(devbox shellenv --init-hook)"
         export DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP
     fi
 }
diff --git a/examples/cloud_development/temporal/.envrc b/examples/cloud_development/temporal/.envrc
index 676ea59534a..7108975b132 100644
--- a/examples/cloud_development/temporal/.envrc
+++ b/examples/cloud_development/temporal/.envrc
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+# Automatically sets up your devbox environment whenever you cd into this
+# directory via our direnv integration:
+
 use_devbox() {
     watch_file devbox.json
-    eval $(devbox shell --print-env)
+    if [ -f .devbox/gen/flake/flake.nix ]; then
+        DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED
+        eval "$(devbox shellenv --init-hook)"
+        export DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP
+    fi
 }
-use devbox
\ No newline at end of file
+use devbox
+
+# check out https://www.jetpack.io/devbox/docs/ide_configuration/direnv/
+# for more details
diff --git a/examples/data_science/jupyter/.envrc b/examples/data_science/jupyter/.envrc
index f8d2c2f056e..7108975b132 100644
--- a/examples/data_science/jupyter/.envrc
+++ b/examples/data_science/jupyter/.envrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use_devbox() {
     watch_file devbox.json
     if [ -f .devbox/gen/flake/flake.nix ]; then
         DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED
-        eval $(devbox shell --print-env)
+        eval "$(devbox shellenv --init-hook)"
         export DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP
     fi
 }
diff --git a/examples/development/ruby/.envrc b/examples/development/ruby/.envrc
index f8d2c2f056e..7108975b132 100644
--- a/examples/development/ruby/.envrc
+++ b/examples/development/ruby/.envrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use_devbox() {
     watch_file devbox.json
     if [ -f .devbox/gen/flake/flake.nix ]; then
         DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED
-        eval $(devbox shell --print-env)
+        eval "$(devbox shellenv --init-hook)"
         export DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP
     fi
 }
diff --git a/examples/servers/nginx/.envrc b/examples/servers/nginx/.envrc
index f8d2c2f056e..7108975b132 100644
--- a/examples/servers/nginx/.envrc
+++ b/examples/servers/nginx/.envrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use_devbox() {
     watch_file devbox.json
     if [ -f .devbox/gen/flake/flake.nix ]; then
         DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED
-        eval $(devbox shell --print-env)
+        eval "$(devbox shellenv --init-hook)"
         export DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP
     fi
 }
diff --git a/examples/stacks/jekyll/.envrc b/examples/stacks/jekyll/.envrc
index f8d2c2f056e..7108975b132 100644
--- a/examples/stacks/jekyll/.envrc
+++ b/examples/stacks/jekyll/.envrc
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use_devbox() {
     watch_file devbox.json
     if [ -f .devbox/gen/flake/flake.nix ]; then
         DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED
-        eval $(devbox shell --print-env)
+        eval "$(devbox shellenv --init-hook)"
         export DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED=$DEVBOX_SHELL_ENABLED_BACKUP
     fi
 }