diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 64e8a79..48ed585 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -368,7 +368,8 @@ let
       root' =
         let
           appliedRoot = applyNonSysArgs root;
-          nixDir = appliedRoot.nixDir or (src + /nix);
+          nixDir = appliedRoot.nixDir or
+            (if pathExists (src + /nix) then src + /nix else src);
           fullRoot = (autoImportAttrs nixDir rootAttrs attrAliases)
             // appliedRoot;
         in
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d58dcef..75a07a3 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@
     let
       flakelite = import ./. inputs;
     in
-    flakelite ./. {
-      nixDir = ./.;
-      outputs = _: flakelite;
-    };
+    flakelite ./. { outputs = _: flakelite; };
 }