diff --git a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm
index 9ecb4d7a..7113cb4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm
+++ b/src/lib/Hydra/Helper/Nix.pm
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ sub readNixFile {
 
 sub isLocalStore {
     my $uri = getStoreUri();
-    return $uri =~ "^(local|daemon|auto)";
+    return $uri =~ "^(local|daemon|auto|file)";
 }