diff --git a/clanModules/sshd.nix b/clanModules/sshd.nix
index 939fd327..0112a2ff 100644
--- a/clanModules/sshd.nix
+++ b/clanModules/sshd.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   services.openssh.enable = true;
 
   services.openssh.hostKeys = [{
-    path = builtins.storePath config.clanCore.secrets.openssh.secrets."ssh.id_ed25519".path;
+    path = config.clanCore.secrets.openssh.secrets."ssh.id_ed25519".path;
     type = "ed25519";
   }];
 
diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/secrets/default.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/secrets/default.nix
index 93fee0cc..18371359 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/secrets/default.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/secrets/default.nix
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@
                   default = fact.config._module.args.name;
                 };
                 path = lib.mkOption {
-                  type = lib.types.str;
+                  type = lib.types.path;
                   description = ''
                     path to a fact which is generated by the generator
                   '';