diff --git a/src/libcmd/repl.cc b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
index 281e1f6f0..68bf41329 100644
--- a/src/libcmd/repl.cc
+++ b/src/libcmd/repl.cc
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<AbstractNixRepl> AbstractNixRepl::create(
 {
     return std::make_unique<NixRepl>(
         lookupPath,
-        openStore(),
+        std::move(store),
         state,
         getValues
     );