diff --git a/SETUP.md b/SETUP.md
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+++ b/SETUP.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 We fully support building on NixOS, and we provide a `shell.nix` file to make it easy. Just run `nix-shell` in the
 project root! This will drop you into a shell with all dependencies installed, and you can run `bazel ...` as usual.
 
-If you're using IntelliJ, you have to run IntelliJ _inside_ the Nix shell.
+You can also execute tools/bazel directly on a system with Nix installed, as our bazel wrapper automatically switches into the environment created by our `shell.nix`.
 
 ## IntelliJ