diff --git a/doc/languages-frameworks/julia.section.md b/doc/languages-frameworks/julia.section.md
index c57342a83d3f279..6bc68b83e66cb8b 100644
--- a/doc/languages-frameworks/julia.section.md
+++ b/doc/languages-frameworks/julia.section.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Arguments can be passed using `.override`. For example:
 Here's a nice way to run a Julia environment with a shell one-liner:
 
 ```sh
-nix run --impure --expr 'with import /path/to/nixpkgs {}; (julia.withPackages ["Plots"])'
+nix-shell -p 'julia.withPackages ["Plots"]' --run julia
 ```
 
 ### Arguments {#julia-withpackage-arguments}