diff --git a/templates/sci_minimal/flake.nix b/templates/sci_minimal/flake.nix
index 268ba32..24d2f2c 100644
--- a/templates/sci_minimal/flake.nix
+++ b/templates/sci_minimal/flake.nix
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
                 pydev = [
                   "export UV_PYTHON=${pkgs.py.interpreter}"
                   "export UV_PYTHON_DOWNLOADS=\"never\""
-                  "uv sync"
+                  "${pkgs.uv}/bin/uv sync"
                 ];
               };
             }