diff --git a/homes/modules/programs/neovim/lua/plugins/format.lua b/homes/modules/programs/neovim/lua/plugins/format.lua
index 2cd28a4..0e652f5 100644
--- a/homes/modules/programs/neovim/lua/plugins/format.lua
+++ b/homes/modules/programs/neovim/lua/plugins/format.lua
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ return {
 			conform.setup({
 				formatters_by_ft = {
 					lua = nixCats("lang.lua") and { "stylua" } or nil,
-					nix = nixCats("lang.nix") and { "nixfmt" } or nil,
+					nix = nixCats("lang.nix") and { "alejandra" } or nil,
 					rust = nixCats("lang.rust") and { "rustfmt", lsp_format = "fallback" } or nil,
 					haskell = nixCats("lang.haskell") and { "ormolu" } or nil,
 					proto = nixCats("lang.protobuf") and { "buf" } or nil,
diff --git a/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix b/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix
index a599436..97c78f6 100644
--- a/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix
+++ b/homes/modules/programs/neovim/nixcats.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ in
               nix = [
                 nil
                 nix-doc # TODO: i forgot what this is for
-                nixfmt
+                alejandra
               ];
               rust = [
                 cargo