diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 576868ed..a3bf1d83 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ simple distributed register example:
 0. Install [`nix`](https://nixos.org/download.html#nix-quick-install);
 1. Clone this repository;
 2. `cd` into the repository;
-3. Issue `nix-shell --command 'bazel build //...'` to compile all binaries;
+3. Issue `nix-build` to compile all binaries;
 4. Run `nix-env -if default.nix` to package up and install all binaries;
 5. Prepare the database with `detsys db up`;
 6. Start the scheduler component with `detsys scheduler up`.
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 563cf8dc..47f0435e 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { sources ? import ./nix/sources.nix
 , pkgs ? import sources.nixpkgs {}
-, nix-build-all       ? false
+, nix-build-all       ? true
 , nix-build-checker   ? false
 , nix-build-cli       ? false
 , nix-build-db        ? false