diff --git a/scripts/install_nix.sh b/scripts/install_nix.sh
index 938b2ba0c..36a92f635 100755
--- a/scripts/install_nix.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_nix.sh
@@ -1,58 +1,58 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Do initial nix install if nix is not available in PATH
 if ! command -v nix > /dev/null; then
   sh <(curl -L https://nixos.org/nix/install) --daemon
 
   # Source nix-daemon.sh to add nix to PATH
   if [[ -e '/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh' ]]; then
     # Path doesn't exist in shellcheck CI container
     # shellcheck source=/dev/null
     . '/nix/var/nix/profiles/default/etc/profile.d/nix-daemon.sh'
   fi
 fi
 
 # Figure out how many cores the system has, and set cache default
 if [[ "$OSTYPE" == 'darwin'* ]]; then
   NPROC=$(sysctl -n hw.physicalcpu)
   ADMIN_GROUP="@admin"
 elif [[ "$OSTYPE" == 'linux'* ]]; then
   NPROC=$(nproc)
   ADMIN_GROUP="@wheel @sudo"
 fi
 
-# Ask user if they would like to use Powerline for bash prompt
-SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" || true; pwd -P)
-# Build the nixified script which is aware of Powerline and dependencies
-nix build "$SCRIPT_DIR"/..#better-prompt
-# Source file to apply Powerline bootstrap logic
-# shellcheck source=/dev/null
-. "$(nix eval --raw "$SCRIPT_DIR"'/..#better-prompt.outPath')/bin/better-prompt"
-
 # Jobs = The number of different nix packages able to be built at the same time
 # Cores = How many cores an individual job may use. This value is
 #   assigned to $NIX_BUILD_CORES within a nix build environment.
 jobs=$((NPROC / 2)) # Use only half of cores for individual jobs
 cores=4 # Just a good default for consumer hardware
 # NOTE: This has the potential of over-subscribing cores by a factor of 2.
 # Potential load = jobs * cores = (n/2) * 4 = 2n
 # However, this is probably the best compromise as most builds are largely
 # single threaded, with a few exceptions which are massively parrallel.
 
 # Check if nix.conf contains a value, append a default if missing.
 add_if_missing_in_nix_conf() {
   local key="$1"
   local value="$2"
 
   if ! grep "$key" /etc/nix/nix.conf &> /dev/null && \
     sudo test -w /etc/nix/nix.conf; then
     echo "${key} = ${value}" | sudo tee -a /etc/nix/nix.conf &> /dev/null
   fi
 }
 
 # Check if nix.conf is already configured for a given value.
 add_if_missing_in_nix_conf "trusted-users" "${ADMIN_GROUP} ${USER}"
 add_if_missing_in_nix_conf \
   "experimental-features" "flakes nix-command"
 add_if_missing_in_nix_conf "cores" "${cores}"
 add_if_missing_in_nix_conf "max-jobs" "${jobs}"
+
+# Ask user if they would like to use Powerline for bash prompt
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" || true; pwd -P)
+# Build the nixified script which is aware of Powerline and dependencies
+nix build "$SCRIPT_DIR"'/..#better-prompt'
+# Source file to apply Powerline bootstrap logic
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$(nix eval --raw "$SCRIPT_DIR"'/..#better-prompt.outPath')/bin/better-prompt"