diff --git a/static-pipeline.yaml b/static-pipeline.yaml
index 021c06efb..bf788fb5a 100644
--- a/static-pipeline.yaml
+++ b/static-pipeline.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 # buildkite static setup file, in case the pipeline gets lost
 
 steps:
@@ -6,4 +7,4 @@ steps:
       queue: "x86_64-linux"
       large: true
     command: |
-      nix --tarball-ttl 0 run "git+$${BUILDKITE_REPO}?ref=refs/heads/ci-config"
+      exec nix --tarball-ttl 0 run "git+$${BUILDKITE_REPO}?ref=refs/heads/ci-config"