diff --git a/.gitpod.yml b/.gitpod.yml
index adb894f2d3..cb90ac541e 100644
--- a/.gitpod.yml
+++ b/.gitpod.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 image:
   file: .gitpod.Dockerfile
 tasks:
-  - init: cargo build
-    command: cargo run
+  - init: cargo install --path .
+    command: nu
 github:
   prebuilds:
     # enable for the master/default branch (defaults to true)