diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4cfc8aed7..7edf5e6f4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
         self,
         nixpkgs,
         ...
-    } @ inputs: let
-        inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
-    in {
-        nixosConfigurations = import ./hosts {inherit nixpkgs inputs lib;};
+    } @ inputs: {
+        # TODO steal this from raf when I have time and energy
+        #lib = import (self + /lib) { inherit inputs; };
+        lib = nixpkgs.lib;
+
+        nixosConfigurations = import ./hosts { inherit nixpkgs inputs; };
     };
     inputs = {
         nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
diff --git a/hosts/default.nix b/hosts/default.nix
index da0d0187c..e796e58f0 100644
--- a/hosts/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-    lib,
     inputs,
     ...
 }: let
     inherit (inputs) self;
+    inherit (self) lib;
 in {
     niks = lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";