diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index 7f89375c0..e8d4186e9 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
     libstdc++ \
     direnv \
     unzip && \
+    echo 'eval "$(direnv hook bash)"' >> /root/.bashrc && \
     addgroup -g $USER_GID $USERNAME && \
     adduser -u $USER_UID -G $USERNAME -s /bin/sh -D $USERNAME && \
     curl -LO "https://dl.k8s.io/release/$(curl -L -s https://dl.k8s.io/release/stable.txt)/bin/linux/amd64/kubectl" && \