diff --git a/features/server/backups.nix b/features/server/backups.nix
index d5bb32b..c3fbb88 100644
--- a/features/server/backups.nix
+++ b/features/server/backups.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ config, ... }:
+{ config, secrets, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
     ./backups-repos.nix
   ];
   sops.secrets.borgRepoPassword = { };
   sops.secrets.borgRemoteServerPassword = {
-    sopsFile = "/home/homelab/secrets/backup.yaml";
+    sopsFile = "${secrets}/secrets/backup.yaml";
   };
 
   services.borgbackup.jobs = {
diff --git a/features/server/multimedia/slskd.nix b/features/server/multimedia/slskd.nix
index 5dd3797..6a5a34c 100644
--- a/features/server/multimedia/slskd.nix
+++ b/features/server/multimedia/slskd.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  secrets,
+  ...
+}:
 with lib;
 
 let
@@ -14,7 +19,7 @@ in
   config = {
 
     sops.secrets.slskd = {
-      sopsFile = ../../../secrets/slskd.env;
+      sopsFile = "${secrets}/secrets/slskd.env";
       format = "dotenv";
     };
 
diff --git a/features/server/multimedia/transmission.nix b/features/server/multimedia/transmission.nix
index fdaf0cb..6362b54 100644
--- a/features/server/multimedia/transmission.nix
+++ b/features/server/multimedia/transmission.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ config, lib, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  secrets,
+  lib,
+  ...
+}:
 with lib;
 
 let
@@ -16,7 +21,7 @@ in
 
   config = {
     sops.secrets.transmission = {
-      sopsFile = ../../../secrets/transmission.json;
+      sopsFile = "${secrets}/secrets/transmission.json";
       path = "/var/lib/secrets/transmission/settings.json";
     };
 
diff --git a/features/server/services/homelab-dashboard.nix b/features/server/services/homelab-dashboard.nix
index 247520d..ea89733 100644
--- a/features/server/services/homelab-dashboard.nix
+++ b/features/server/services/homelab-dashboard.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   config,
   lib,
+  secrets,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ in
   #TODO: add Radarr/Sonarr/... api key support
   config = {
     sops.secrets."homepage" = {
-      sopsFile = ../../../secrets/homepage.env;
+      sopsFile = "${secrets}/secrets/homepage.env";
       format = "dotenv";
     };
 
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 65dc22e..817e05f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@
     }@inputs:
     let
       username = "harry123";
+      secrets = builtins.toString inputs.nix-secrets;
 
       specialArgs = {
         inherit username;
+        inherit secrets;
       };
     in
     {
       nixosConfigurations = {
         sisyphe = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
           system = "x86_64-linux";
-          specialArgs = {
-            inherit inputs;
-          };
+          specialArgs = specialArgs;
           modules = [
             ./hosts/sisyphe/configuration.nix
             sops-nix.nixosModules.sops
diff --git a/hosts/sisyphe/server-configuration.nix b/hosts/sisyphe/server-configuration.nix
index 4759b0f..8140f1f 100644
--- a/hosts/sisyphe/server-configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/sisyphe/server-configuration.nix
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
   config,
   lib,
   pkgs,
-  inputs,
+  secrets,
   ...
 }:
 let
   ip = "192.168.1.177";
   gateway = "192.168.1.1";
   username = "homelab";
-  secrets = builtins.toString inputs.nix-secrets;
 in
 {
   # setting up networking!!