diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 7957de2..2ac7773 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1734611049,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zIXvTRV0sjO2KTG6JgFaeOwqmYVruIGm4Q57ncrm1JU=",
+        "lastModified": 1733998607,
+        "narHash": "sha256-XW1j5WF2jwb7dAbIrbARAmOjhZcxOm2saMqtN9os5dc=",
         "owner": "RandomSpaceship",
         "repo": "nix-ros-workspace",
-        "rev": "38e8fb4a4b656312a52ee2f6543dae9c51c97eb2",
+        "rev": "8808ff5ee433d0d9cf4df42806d6997ff01db1e5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 8a7848c..f567822 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   inputs = {
     # ros inputs
+    # TODO: Currently can't be updated till after issue #540 is resolved
     nix-ros-overlay.url = "github:lopsided98/nix-ros-overlay";
     nixpkgs.follows = "nix-ros-overlay/nixpkgs"; # IMPORTANT!!!
     nix-ros-workspace = {
@@ -112,8 +113,9 @@
           inherit (pkgs) man-pages man-pages-posix stdmanpages;
         };
         # Packages needed to run the simulation
-        simPkgs = {
-        };
+        simPkgs =
+          {
+          };
 
         # --- ROS WORKSPACES ---
         # function to build a ROS workspace which modifies the dev shell hook to set up environment variables
@@ -124,21 +126,14 @@
             additionalPkgs ? { },
           }:
           let
-            workspace = (
-              ros.callPackage ros.buildROSWorkspace {
-                inherit devPackages name;
-                prebuiltPackages = standardPkgs // additionalPkgs;
-                prebuiltShellPackages = devShellPkgs // formatters;
-                releaseDomainId = productionDomainId;
-                environmentDomainId = devDomainId;
-                forceReleaseDomainId = true;
-
-                # enable coloured ros2 launch output
-                postShellHook = ''
-                  export RCUTILS_COLORIZED_OUTPUT=1
-                '';
-              }
-            );
+            workspace = ros.callPackage ros.buildROSWorkspace {
+              inherit devPackages name;
+              prebuiltPackages = standardPkgs // additionalPkgs;
+              prebuiltShellPackages = devShellPkgs // formatters;
+              releaseDomainId = productionDomainId;
+              environmentDomainId = devDomainId;
+              forceReleaseDomainId = true;
+            };
           in
           # override the env attribute (cli environment) with our modifications
           workspace;