diff --git a/.envrc b/.envrc
index 4a06472c..9e15cc48 100644
--- a/.envrc
+++ b/.envrc
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-export AKASH_ROOT=$(pwd)
+AKASH_ROOT=$(pwd)
+export AKASH_ROOT
 
 dotenv
 dotenv_if_exists dev.env