diff --git a/shell.nix b/shell.nix
index 67bf8f4ad3..a290f29c7e 100644
--- a/shell.nix
+++ b/shell.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ in
 			# kubectl completion bash
 			source <(kubectl completion bash)
 
+			# Automatically connect to correct cluster
+			alias kubectl='KUBECONFIG=$(bolt output project-root)/gen/k8s/kubeconfig/$(bolt output namespace).yml kubectl'
 
 			# Fix dynamic library path to fix issue with Python
 			export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="${pkgs.clang}/resource-root/lib:${pkgs.lib.strings.makeLibraryPath [ pkgs.openssl ]}"