diff --git a/derivation.nix b/derivation.nix
index 9a60163ffd..d96aa0d304 100644
--- a/derivation.nix
+++ b/derivation.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ with pkgs;
       python27 # for e.g. gyp
       yarn'
     ] ++ (builtins.attrValues nodeInputs);
+    selectedSources =
+      lib.optional platform.targetDesktop statusDesktop ++
+      lib.optional platform.targetMobile statusMobile;
 
   in _stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "status-react-build-env";
@@ -36,9 +39,6 @@ with pkgs;
       ++ lib.optional isDarwin cocoapods
       ++ lib.optional (isDarwin && !platform.targetIOS) clang
       ++ lib.optional (!isDarwin) gcc7
-      ++ lib.optionals platform.targetDesktop statusDesktop.buildInputs
-      ++ lib.optionals platform.targetMobile statusMobile.buildInputs;
-    shellHook =
-      lib.optionalString platform.targetDesktop statusDesktop.shellHook +
-      lib.optionalString platform.targetMobile statusMobile.shellHook;
+      ++ lib.catAttrs "buildInputs" selectedSources;
+    shellHook = lib.concatStrings (lib.catAttrs "shellHook" selectedSources);
   }
diff --git a/nix/desktop/default.nix b/nix/desktop/default.nix
index f6a129acbd..b1cf873c27 100644
--- a/nix/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/nix/desktop/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ let
   windowsPlatform = callPackage ./windows { };
   snoreNotifySources = callPackage ./cmake/snorenotify { };
   qtkeychainSources = callPackage ./cmake/qtkeychain { };
+  selectedSources =
+    lib.optional platform.targetLinux linuxPlatform ++
+    lib.optional platform.targetDarwin darwinPlatform ++
+    lib.optional platform.targetWindows windowsPlatform;
 
 in
   {
@@ -19,19 +23,6 @@ in
       file
       snoreNotifySources
       qtkeychainSources
-    ] ++ lib.optionals platform.targetLinux linuxPlatform.buildInputs
-      ++ lib.optionals platform.targetDarwin darwinPlatform.buildInputs
-      ++ lib.optionals platform.targetWindows windowsPlatform.buildInputs
-      ++ lib.optional (! platform.targetWindows) qt5.full;
-    shellHook = 
-      snoreNotifySources.shellHook +
-      qtkeychainSources.shellHook +
-      lib.optionalString (target-os != "windows") ''
-        export QT_PATH="${qt5.full}"
-        export QT_BASEBIN_PATH="${qt5.qtbase.bin}"
-        export PATH="${qt5.full}/bin:$PATH"
-      '' +
-      lib.optionalString platform.targetLinux linuxPlatform.shellHook +
-      lib.optionalString platform.targetDarwin darwinPlatform.shellHook +
-      lib.optionalString platform.targetWindows windowsPlatform.shellHook;
+    ] ++ lib.catAttrs "buildInputs" selectedSources;
+    shellHook = lib.concatStrings (lib.catAttrs "shellHook" (selectedSources ++ [ snoreNotifySources qtkeychainSources ]));
   }
diff --git a/nix/desktop/linux/default.nix b/nix/desktop/linux/default.nix
index 7cfbab05d4..61f1d65b03 100644
--- a/nix/desktop/linux/default.nix
+++ b/nix/desktop/linux/default.nix
@@ -16,9 +16,14 @@ in {
     linuxdeployqt
     patchelf
     baseImage
-  ] ++ status-go.packages;
+    qt5.full
+  ] ++ status-go.buildInputs;
 
   shellHook =
     baseImage.shellHook +
-    status-go.shellHook;
+    status-go.shellHook + ''
+      export QT_PATH="${qt5.full}"
+      export QT_BASEBIN_PATH="${qt5.qtbase.bin}"
+      export PATH="${qt5.full}/bin:$PATH"
+    '';
 }
diff --git a/nix/desktop/macos/default.nix b/nix/desktop/macos/default.nix
index 7739fa3618..6b127a84cf 100644
--- a/nix/desktop/macos/default.nix
+++ b/nix/desktop/macos/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ let
 in
 {
   buildInputs = [
-    baseImage status-go.packages
+    baseImage status-go.buildInputs
+    qt5.full
     AppKit Cocoa darwin.cf-private Foundation OpenGL
   ];
 
@@ -20,5 +21,8 @@ in
     baseImage.shellHook +
     status-go.shellHook + ''
       export NIX_TARGET_LDFLAGS="-F${CoreFoundation}/Library/Frameworks -framework CoreFoundation $NIX_TARGET_LDFLAGS"
+      export QT_PATH="${qt5.full}"
+      export QT_BASEBIN_PATH="${qt5.qtbase.bin}"
+      export PATH="${qt5.full}/bin:$PATH"
     '';
 }
diff --git a/nix/mobile/default.nix b/nix/mobile/default.nix
index 4979ea6f69..f5515a7db7 100644
--- a/nix/mobile/default.nix
+++ b/nix/mobile/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, stdenv, pkgs, target-os ? "all", status-go }:
+{ config, stdenv, pkgs, target-os, status-go }:
 
 with pkgs;
 with stdenv;
@@ -10,18 +10,19 @@ let
     version = "10.1";
   };
   xcodeWrapper = xcodeenv.composeXcodeWrapper xcodewrapperArgs;
-  android = callPackage ./android.nix { inherit config; };
+  androidPlatform = callPackage ./android.nix { inherit config; };
+  selectedSources =
+    [ status-go ] ++
+    lib.optional platform.targetAndroid androidPlatform;
 
 in
   {
-    inherit (android) androidComposition;
+    inherit (androidPlatform) androidComposition;
     inherit xcodewrapperArgs;
 
     buildInputs =
-      status-go.packages ++
-      lib.optionals platform.targetAndroid android.buildInputs ++
+      status-go.buildInputs ++
+      lib.catAttrs "buildInputs" selectedSources ++
       lib.optional (platform.targetIOS && isDarwin) xcodeWrapper;
-    shellHook =
-      status-go.shellHook +
-      lib.optionalString platform.targetAndroid android.shellHook;
+    shellHook = lib.concatStrings (lib.catAttrs "shellHook" selectedSources);
   }
diff --git a/nix/status-go/default.nix b/nix/status-go/default.nix
index 65e72af582..cfa3bb5e36 100644
--- a/nix/status-go/default.nix
+++ b/nix/status-go/default.nix
@@ -71,14 +71,14 @@ let
     });
   };
 
-  packages = if target-os == "android" then [ status-go-packages.android ] else
-             if target-os == "ios" then [ status-go-packages.ios ] else
-             if target-os == "all" then currentHostConfig.allTargets else
-             if platform.targetDesktop then [ status-go-packages.desktop ] else
-             throw "Unexpected target platform ${target-os}";
+  buildInputs = if target-os == "android" then [ status-go-packages.android ] else
+                if target-os == "ios" then [ status-go-packages.ios ] else
+                if target-os == "all" then currentHostConfig.allTargets else
+                if platform.targetDesktop then [ status-go-packages.desktop ] else
+                throw "Unexpected target platform ${target-os}";
 
 in {
-  inherit packages;
+  inherit buildInputs;
 
   shellHook =
     lib.optionalString platform.targetIOS ''
diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 40eb330745..2c1a644113 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -33,20 +33,19 @@ in mkShell' {
   ] ++
   (if useFastlanePkg then [ fastlane' ] else lib.optionals platform.targetMobile [ bundler ruby ]); # bundler/ruby used for fastlane on macOS
   inputsFrom = [ projectDeps ];
-  TARGET_OS=target-os;
-  shellHook =
-    ''
-      set -e
+  TARGET_OS = target-os;
+  shellHook = ''
+    set -e
 
-      STATUS_REACT_HOME=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
+    STATUS_REACT_HOME=$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)
 
-      ${projectDeps.shellHook}
-      ${lib.optionalString useFastlanePkg fastlane'.shellHook}
+    ${projectDeps.shellHook}
+    ${lib.optionalString useFastlanePkg fastlane'.shellHook}
 
-      if [ "$IN_NIX_SHELL" != 'pure' ] && [ ! -f $STATUS_REACT_HOME/.ran-setup ]; then
-        $STATUS_REACT_HOME/scripts/setup
-        touch $STATUS_REACT_HOME/.ran-setup
-      fi
-      set +e
-    '';
+    if [ "$IN_NIX_SHELL" != 'pure' ] && [ ! -f $STATUS_REACT_HOME/.ran-setup ]; then
+      $STATUS_REACT_HOME/scripts/setup
+      touch $STATUS_REACT_HOME/.ran-setup
+    fi
+    set +e
+  '';
 }
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