diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index b56a7c4cb..0c77776b0 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, pre-commit-hooks, nix, ... }:
+  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, pre-commit-hooks, nix, ... } @ inputs:
     let
       systems = [ "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" "x86_64-darwin" "aarch64-linux" "aarch64-darwin" ];
       forAllSystems = f: builtins.listToAttrs (map (name: { inherit name; value = f name; }) systems);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
               ./src/modules/top-level.nix
               { devenv.warnOnNewVersion = false; }
             ];
-            specialArgs = { inherit pre-commit-hooks pkgs; };
+            specialArgs = { inherit inputs pkgs; };
           };
           options = pkgs.nixosOptionsDoc {
             options = builtins.removeAttrs eval.options [ "_module" ];
@@ -86,12 +86,8 @@
       lib = {
         mkConfig = { pkgs, inputs, modules }:
           let
-            moduleInputs = { inherit pre-commit-hooks; } // inputs;
             project = inputs.nixpkgs.lib.evalModules {
-              specialArgs = moduleInputs // {
-                inherit pkgs;
-                inputs = moduleInputs;
-              };
+              specialArgs = { inherit pkgs inputs; };
               modules = [
                 (self.modules + /top-level.nix)
                 ({ config, ... }: {
diff --git a/src/flake.nix b/src/flake.nix
index 45e7f02bd..2f5b3e8e0 100644
--- a/src/flake.nix
+++ b/src/flake.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
                then devenvpath
                else throw (devenvpath + " file does not exist for input ''${name}.");
         project = pkgs.lib.evalModules {
-          specialArgs = inputs // { inherit inputs pkgs; };
+          specialArgs = { inherit inputs pkgs; };
           modules = [
             (inputs.devenv.modules + /top-level.nix)
             { devenv.cliVersion = "${version}"; }
diff --git a/src/modules/integrations/pre-commit.nix b/src/modules/integrations/pre-commit.nix
index c2b9bb8f5..aea2ded6c 100644
--- a/src/modules/integrations/pre-commit.nix
+++ b/src/modules/integrations/pre-commit.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
-{ pkgs, self, lib, pre-commit-hooks, config, ... }:
+{ pkgs, self, lib, inputs, config, ... }:
+let
 
+  pre-commit-hooks = inputs.pre-commit-hooks
+    or (throw ''
+    To use integrations.pre-commit, you need to add the following to your flake inputs:
+
+      inputs.pre-commit-hooks.url = "github:cachix/pre-commit-hooks.nix";
+  '');
+
+in
 {
   options.pre-commit = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.submoduleWith {