diff --git a/flake-parts/hosts.nix b/flake-parts/hosts.nix
index 55592fb..9430442 100644
--- a/flake-parts/hosts.nix
+++ b/flake-parts/hosts.nix
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ let
     };
 
   mkDeployNode = hostname: {
-    hostname = "${hostname}.${
-      self.nixosConfigurations.${hostname}.config.custom.services.nebula.network.domain
-    }";
-    user = "root";
-    interactiveSudo = true;
+    inherit hostname;
+    sshUser = "root";
     profiles.system.path =
       inputs.deploy-rs.lib.x86_64-linux.activate.nixos
         self.nixosConfigurations.${hostname};
diff --git a/modules/system/persistence.nix b/modules/system/persistence.nix
index 162acf9..594d58b 100644
--- a/modules/system/persistence.nix
+++ b/modules/system/persistence.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ in
   options.custom.persistence = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "";
     directories = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.listOf (lib.types.coercedTo lib.types.str (d: { directory = d; }) lib.types.attrs);
+      type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
       default = [ ];
     };
   };