diff --git a/modules/programs/direnv.nix b/modules/programs/direnv.nix
index 4a7636705..ccfe00e6d 100644
--- a/modules/programs/direnv.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/direnv.nix
@@ -140,9 +140,15 @@ in {
             $env.config.hooks.pre_prompt?
             | default []
             | append {||
-                let direnv = (${getExe cfg.package} export json
-                | from json
-                | default {})
+                let direnv = (
+                    try {
+                        ${getExe cfg.package} export json
+                    } catch {
+                        ""
+                    }
+                    | from json
+                    | default {}
+                )
                 if ($direnv | is-empty) {
                     return
                 }
diff --git a/tests/modules/programs/direnv/nushell.nix b/tests/modules/programs/direnv/nushell.nix
index 6655f01a8..2304b8b68 100644
--- a/tests/modules/programs/direnv/nushell.nix
+++ b/tests/modules/programs/direnv/nushell.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,6 @@
   in ''
     assertFileExists "${configFile}"
     assertFileRegex "${configFile}" \
-      '^\s*let direnv = (/nix/store/.*direnv.*/bin/direnv export json$'
+      '^\s*/nix/store/.*direnv.*/bin/direnv export json$'
   '';
 }