diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index d07046ec9..9d3ce4116 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -334,6 +334,9 @@
               '';
             in builtins.toString (pkgs.writeShellScript "nixos-config-help" ''
               cat ${helpMsg}
+              echo ""
+              echo "complete flake structure:"
+              nix flake show --option allow-import-from-derivation true
             '');
           };
           update.pkgs = mkUpdaters { ignore = [ ["feeds"] ]; } [];