diff --git a/shenvs/jupyter.nix b/shenvs/jupyter.nix
index 6f89b6c..9ac4c06 100644
--- a/shenvs/jupyter.nix
+++ b/shenvs/jupyter.nix
@@ -8,15 +8,21 @@ pkgs: {
         sympy
       ]);
       jupyterPath = jupyter-kernel.create { definitions = {
-	octave = octave-kernel.definition;
+        octave = octave-kernel.definition;
       };};
     in
   [
     (jupyter.override {
       definitions = {
-        octave = octave-kernel.definition;
+        octave = let
+          withPackages = pkgs.octave.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
+            symbolic
+          ]);
+          octave = withPackages.overrideAttrs (super: { inherit (pkgs.octave) version src; });
+          kernel = octave-kernel.override { inherit octave; };
+        in kernel.definition;
       };
-      inherit python3; 
+      inherit python3;
     })
   ];
 }