diff --git a/templates/ed/flake.nix b/templates/ed/flake.nix
index a4c2a0f..aa6af64 100644
--- a/templates/ed/flake.nix
+++ b/templates/ed/flake.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         nix = true;
         optional = false;
         python = false;
-        r = true;
+        r = false;
       };
 
       settings = let
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@
         R_LIBS_USER = "./.nvimcom";
       };
 
+      extraPackages = with pkgs; [
+        cowsay
+      ];
+
       specs.extraLua = let
         name = builtins.baseNameOf (builtins.toString ./.);
       in {