diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 9d08c03..7bf6a2f 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -344,7 +344,11 @@ in
       }
     ];
     userSettings = let
-      defaultPython = pkgs.python3.withPackages (ps: [ps.jedi ps.jedi-language-server ps.pip ps.black ps.mypy]);
+      defaultPython = pkgs.python3.withPackages (ps: [
+        ps.jedi ps.jedi-language-server
+        ps.pip ps.setuptools # for pkg_resources
+        ps.black ps.mypy
+      ]);
       in {
       "editor.fontLigatures" = true;
       "window.autoDetectColorScheme" = true;