diff --git a/changelog.d/17852.misc b/changelog.d/17852.misc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1b7ac9734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/17852.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+The nix flake inside the repository no longer tracks nixpkgs/master to not catch the latest bugs from a PR merged 5 minutes ago.
diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 9b360fa33e..6b25cef3fc 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -186,16 +186,16 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1690535733,
-        "narHash": "sha256-WgjUPscQOw3cB8yySDGlyzo6cZNihnRzUwE9kadv/5I=",
+        "lastModified": 1729265718,
+        "narHash": "sha256-4HQI+6LsO3kpWTYuVGIzhJs1cetFcwT7quWCk/6rqeo=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8cacc05fbfffeaab910e8c2c9e2a7c6b32ce881a",
+        "rev": "ccc0c2126893dd20963580b6478d1a10a4512185",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
         "owner": "NixOS",
-        "ref": "master",
+        "ref": "nixpkgs-unstable",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
         "type": "github"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 31f2832939..bc360ae44a 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 # (https://github.com/matrix-org/complement) Matrix homeserver test suites are also
 # installed automatically.
 #
-# You must have already installed Nix (https://nixos.org) on your system to use this.
-# Nix can be installed on Linux or MacOS; NixOS is not required. Windows is not
-# directly supported, but Nix can be installed inside of WSL2 or even Docker
+# You must have already installed Nix (https://nixos.org/download/) on your system to use this.
+# Nix can be installed on any Linux distribiution or MacOS; NixOS is not required.
+# Windows is not directly supported, but Nix can be installed inside of WSL2 or even Docker
 # containers. Please refer to https://nixos.org/download for details.
 #
 # You must also enable support for flakes in Nix. See the following for how to
-# do so permanently: https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Flakes#Enable_flakes
+# do so permanently: https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/Flakes#Other_Distros,_without_Home-Manager
 #
 # Be warned: you'll need over 3.75 GB of free space to download all the dependencies.
 #
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # locally from "services", such as PostgreSQL and Redis.
 #
 # You should now be dropped into a new shell with all programs and dependencies
-# availabile to you!
+# available to you!
 #
 # You can start up pre-configured local Synapse, PostgreSQL and Redis instances by
 # running: `devenv up`. To stop them, use Ctrl-C.
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@
 
 {
   inputs = {
-    # Use the master/unstable branch of nixpkgs. Used to fetch the latest
+    # Use the rolling/unstable branch of nixpkgs. Used to fetch the latest
     # available versions of packages.
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/master";
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
     # Output a development shell for x86_64/aarch64 Linux/Darwin (MacOS).
     systems.url = "github:nix-systems/default";
     # A development environment manager built on Nix. See https://devenv.sh.
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
     rust-overlay.url = "github:oxalica/rust-overlay";
   };
 
-  outputs = { self, nixpkgs, devenv, systems, rust-overlay, ... } @ inputs:
+  outputs = { nixpkgs, devenv, systems, rust-overlay, ... } @ inputs:
     let
       forEachSystem = nixpkgs.lib.genAttrs (import systems);
     in {
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
                 # Automatically activate the poetry virtualenv upon entering the shell.
                 languages.python.poetry.activate.enable = true;
                 # Install all extra Python dependencies; this is needed to run the unit
-                # tests and utilitise all Synapse features.
+                # tests and utilise all Synapse features.
                 languages.python.poetry.install.arguments = ["--extras all"];
                 # Install the 'matrix-synapse' package from the local checkout.
                 languages.python.poetry.install.installRootPackage = true;
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@
                 # Create a postgres user called 'synapse_user' which has ownership
                 # over the 'synapse' database.
                 services.postgres.initialScript = ''
-                CREATE USER synapse_user;
-                ALTER DATABASE synapse OWNER TO synapse_user;
+                  CREATE USER synapse_user;
+                  ALTER DATABASE synapse OWNER TO synapse_user;
                 '';
 
                 # Redis is needed in order to run Synapse in worker mode.