diff --git a/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md b/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
index ce441996..3376d2c7 100644
--- a/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
+++ b/docs/manual/release-notes/rl-0.9.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
 
   Some other settings and commands are now deprecated but are still supported.
 
-  - The `setupOpts.mappings` options were also removed. Use the built-in
-    Neovim settings (nvf's {option}`vim.keymaps`)
+  - The `setupOpts.mappings` options were also removed. Use the built-in Neovim
+    settings (nvf's {option}`vim.keymaps`)
 
 ## Changelog {#sec-release-0-9-changelog}
 
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@
 
 [jtliang24](https://github.com/jtliang24):
 
-- Updated nix language plugin to use pkgs.nixfmt instead of pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style
+- Updated nix language plugin to use pkgs.nixfmt instead of
+  pkgs.nixfmt-rfc-style
 
 [alfarel](https://github.com/alfarelcynthesis):
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 5fd9b732..6e58193f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -91,18 +91,29 @@
           # Check if codebase is properly formatted.
           # This can be initiated with `nix build .#checks.<system>.nix-fmt`
           # or with `nix flake check`
-          nix-fmt = pkgs.runCommand "nix-fmt-check" {nativeBuildInputs = [pkgs.alejandra];} ''
-            alejandra --check ${self} < /dev/null
-            touch $out
-          '';
+          nix-fmt =
+            pkgs.runCommand "nix-fmt-check"
+            {
+              src = self;
+              nativeBuildInputs = [pkgs.alejandra pkgs.fd];
+            } ''
+              cd "$src"
+              fd -t f -e nix -x alejandra --check '{}'
+              touch $out
+            '';
 
           # Check if Markdown sources are properly formatted
           # This can be initiated with `nix build .#checks.<system>.md-fmt`
           # or with `nix flake check`
-          md-fmt = pkgs.runCommand "md-fmt-check" {nativeBuildInputs = [pkgs.deno];} ''
-            deno fmt --check ${self} --ext md
-            touch $out
-          '';
+          md-fmt =
+            pkgs.runCommand "md-fmt-check" {
+              src = self;
+              nativeBuildInputs = [pkgs.deno pkgs.fd];
+            } ''
+              cd "$src"
+              fd -t f -e md -x deno fmt --check '{}'
+              touch $out
+            '';
         };
       };
     };