diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
index 3a2cf414c973..7b1d7a487618 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vim/plugins/overrides.nix
@@ -670,6 +670,9 @@
 
   hardhat-nvim = super.hardhat-nvim.overrideAttrs {
     dependencies = with self; [ overseer-nvim plenary-nvim ];
+
+    doInstallCheck = true;
+    nvimRequireCheck = "hardhat";
   };
 
   harpoon = super.harpoon.overrideAttrs {