diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index 369e34f98bc..9a45cffcbef 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -12,10 +12,14 @@ repository cardano-haskell-packages
 
 -- See CONTRIBUTING for some Nix commands you will need to run if you
 -- update either of these.
--- Bump this if you need newer packages from Hackage
+-- NOTE: repeating the index-state for Hackage is a temporary workaround
+-- for hackage.nix limited parsing ability.
+-- Bump both the following dates if you need newer packages from Hackage
 index-state: 2022-12-24T00:00:00Z
+index-state:
+  , hackage.haskell.org 2022-12-24T00:00:00Z
 -- Bump this if you need newer packages from CHaP
-index-state: cardano-haskell-packages 2022-11-02T15:34:17Z
+  , cardano-haskell-packages 2022-11-02T15:34:17Z
 
 packages:
   eras/allegra/impl