diff --git a/home/modules/sops.nix b/home/modules/sops.nix
index 90f84d4..452f640 100644
--- a/home/modules/sops.nix
+++ b/home/modules/sops.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
       };
       keyFile = lib.mkOption {
         type = lib.types.nonEmptyStr;
-        default = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
+        default = "/var/sops/key.txt";
         description = ''
           path to age key file
         '';
diff --git a/nixos/modules/sops.nix b/nixos/modules/sops.nix
index 8728615..664bf65 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/sops.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/sops.nix
@@ -6,15 +6,10 @@
 {
   config = {
     sops.defaultSopsFile = rootPath + "/secrets/general.yaml";
-    sops.age =
-      let
-        unixName = config.youthlic.home-manager.unixName;
-        cfg = config.users.users."${unixName}";
-      in
-      {
-        keyFile = "${cfg.home}/.config/sops/age/keys.txt";
-        sshKeyPaths = [ ];
-        generateKey = false;
-      };
+    sops.age = {
+      keyFile = "/var/sops/key.txt";
+      sshKeyPaths = [ ];
+      generateKey = false;
+    };
   };
 }