diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
index 4f9e1c59b..13d410de3 100644
--- a/default.nix
+++ b/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-{ pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
-let
+{pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {}}: let
 in
   pkgs.mkShell {
     buildInputs = [
       pkgs.platformio
       pkgs.python3
+      pkgs.gcc
+      pkgs.gtest
       # optional: needed as a programmer i.e. for esp32
       pkgs.avrdude
     ];
-}
+  }
diff --git a/platformio.ini b/platformio.ini
index e16f7b830..b08854e5d 100644
--- a/platformio.ini
+++ b/platformio.ini
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ lib_deps =
 
 [env:native]
 platform = native
+test_framework = googletest
 build_flags = -std=c++17
   -I src
   -I test/mocks