diff --git a/modules/home/emacs/default.nix b/modules/home/emacs/default.nix
index 2c20a34..a2281f9 100644
--- a/modules/home/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/emacs/default.nix
@@ -60,15 +60,13 @@ in {
       emacs-all-the-icons-fonts
     ];
 
-    home.activation = {
-      installDoomEmacs = ''
-        if [ ! -d "~/.config/emacs" ]; then
-           ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone --depth=1 --single-branch "${doomRepoUrl}" "~/.config/emacs"
+    home.activation.installDoomEmacs = lib.home-manager.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
+        if [ ! -d "/home/julian/.config/emacs" ]; then
+           $DRY_RUN_CMD ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone --depth=1 --single-branch "${doomRepoUrl}" "/home/julian/.config/emacs"
         fi
-        if [ ! -d "~/.config/doom" ]; then
-           ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone "${configRepoUrl}" "~/.config/doom"
+        if [ ! -d "/home/julian/.config/doom" ]; then
+           $DRY_RUN_CMD ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone "${configRepoUrl}" "/home/julian/.config/doom"
         fi
       '';
     };
-  };
 }