diff --git a/extra.nix b/extra.nix
index 620efe1..1cdeda2 100644
--- a/extra.nix
+++ b/extra.nix
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ inputs: let
       };
 
       vim.assistant = {
-        copilot.enable = false;
-        tabnine.enable = false; # FIXME: this is not working because the plugin depends on an internal script to be ran by the package manager
+        copilot.enable = isMaximal;
+        #tabnine.enable = false; # FIXME: this is not working because the plugin depends on an internal script to be ran by the package manager
       };
 
       vim.session = {
diff --git a/modules/assistant/copilot.nix b/modules/assistant/copilot.nix
index c6bb1ec..b15d262 100644
--- a/modules/assistant/copilot.nix
+++ b/modules/assistant/copilot.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@ in {
   };
 
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    vim.startPlugins = ["copilot-lua"];
+    vim.startPlugins = [
+      "copilot-lua"
+      pkgs.nodejs-slim-16_x
+    ];
 
     vim.luaConfigRC.copilot = nvim.dag.entryAnywhere ''
       require("copilot").setup({
         -- available options: https://github.com/zbirenbaum/copilot.lua
+        copilot_node_command = "${lib.getExe pkgs.nodejs-slim-16_x}",
       })
     '';
   };