diff --git a/modules/programs/nix-your-shell.nix b/modules/programs/nix-your-shell.nix
index 5e19e8801..20b5fd19e 100644
--- a/modules/programs/nix-your-shell.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/nix-your-shell.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ in {
 
       nushell = mkIf cfg.enableNushellIntegration {
         extraEnv = ''
+          mkdir ${config.xdg.cacheHome}/nix-your-shell
           ${cfg.package}/bin/nix-your-shell nu | save --force ${config.xdg.cacheHome}/nix-your-shell/init.nu
         '';