diff --git a/modules/home-manager/caelestia.nix b/modules/home-manager/caelestia.nix
index 6eeca71..035539d 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/caelestia.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/caelestia.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,18 @@
   pkgs,
   pkgs-unstable,
   caelestia-shell,
+  lib,
   ...
 }: let
   sisyphe = ../../assets/sisyphe.gif;
   pepe-music = ../../assets/pepe-music.gif;
 in {
+  home.activation.reloadCaelestia = # reloads caelestia on rebuild
+    lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "reloadSystemd" ] ''
+      pkill caelestia-shell
+      pkill shell
+      caelestia-shell -n
+    '';
   home.file.".local/state/caelestia/wallpaper/path.txt" = { # dummy file. Does nothing. Prevent an error
     enable = true;
     text = "${sisyphe}";
diff --git a/modules/nixos/nixUtils.nix b/modules/nixos/nixUtils.nix
index fdf6108..b0f61c2 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/nixUtils.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/nixUtils.nix
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@
   deadnix
   alejandra
   vimPluginsUpdater # used for building plugins
+  nix-index
   ];
 }