diff --git a/examples/flake/flake.nix b/examples/flake/flake.nix
index 815ce5c..875dcb1 100644
--- a/examples/flake/flake.nix
+++ b/examples/flake/flake.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
           } ''
             cp ${./dfx.json} dfx.json
             dfx start --background
+            dfx deploy
             dfx stop
             touch $out
           '';