diff --git a/tv/2configs/default.nix b/tv/2configs/default.nix
index 7992c90cb..0e463212e 100644
--- a/tv/2configs/default.nix
+++ b/tv/2configs/default.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ with config.krebs.lib;
     ./ssh.nix
     ./sshd.nix
     ./vim.nix
+    ./xdg.nix
     {
       # stockholm dependencies
       environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
@@ -144,15 +145,5 @@ with config.krebs.lib;
         pkgs.push
       ];
     }
-
-    {
-      systemd.tmpfiles.rules = let
-        forUsers = flip map users;
-        isUser = { name, group, ... }:
-          name == "root" || hasSuffix "users" group;
-        users = filter isUser (mapAttrsToList (_: id) config.users.users);
-      in forUsers (u: "d /run/xdg/${u.name} 0700 ${u.name} ${u.group} -");
-      environment.variables.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/run/xdg/$LOGNAME";
-    }
   ];
 }
diff --git a/tv/2configs/xdg.nix b/tv/2configs/xdg.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f05ec5431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tv/2configs/xdg.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with config.krebs.lib;
+
+{
+  environment.variables.XDG_RUNTIME_DIR = "/run/xdg/$LOGNAME";
+
+  systemd.tmpfiles.rules = let
+    forUsers = flip map users;
+    isUser = { name, group, ... }:
+      name == "root" || hasSuffix "users" group;
+    users = filter isUser (mapAttrsToList (_: id) config.users.users);
+  in forUsers (u: "d /run/xdg/${u.name} 0700 ${u.name} ${u.group} -");
+}