diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index 16cd08c..1f4fafd 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-{ config, pkgs, nur, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, nur, ... }: let
 
+  earlyInitPath = "/home/chase/nixos-config/home/emacs/early-init.el";
+  initPath = "/home/chase/nixos-config/home/emacs/init.el";
+
+in
 {
   home.username = "chase";
   home.homeDirectory = "/home/chase";
@@ -11,9 +15,9 @@
     enable = true;
 	userDirs.enable = true;
   };
-
-  home.file.".emacs.d/early-init.el".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink ./emacs/early-init.el;
-  home.file.".emacs.d/init.el".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink ./emacs/init.el;
+  
+  xdg.configFile."emacs/early-init.el".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink earlyInitPath;
+  xdg.configFile."emacs/init.el".source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink initPath;
 
   programs.alacritty = {
     enable = true;