diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 7dd24a3..6f3d692 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -ex
 
 USERNAME="root"
 IP="gerd.fricloud.dk"
-NIXPKGS=$(jq -r '.nixpkgs.url' ./shared/sources/sources.json)
+NIXPKGS=$(nix build --impure --json --expr '(import ./shared/sources).nixpkgs' | jq -r '.[].outputs.out')
 
 export NIX_PATH="nixpkgs=$NIXPKGS"
 
diff --git a/shared/default.nix b/shared/default.nix
index ffbfcee..87d56e6 100644
--- a/shared/default.nix
+++ b/shared/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, ... }:
 
 let
-  sources = import ./sources/sources.nix;
+  sources = import ./sources;
 in {
   imports = [
     # secrets
diff --git a/shared/modules/disko.nix b/shared/modules/disko.nix
index 613705a..689b4f0 100644
--- a/shared/modules/disko.nix
+++ b/shared/modules/disko.nix
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  sources = import ./../sources/sources.nix;
+  sources = import ./../sources;
 in {
   imports = [
     (sources.disko + "/module.nix")
diff --git a/shared/modules/state.nix b/shared/modules/state.nix
index 10264a7..3cb9547 100644
--- a/shared/modules/state.nix
+++ b/shared/modules/state.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 with lib;
 
 let
-  sources = import ./../sources/sources.nix;
+  sources = import ./../sources;
 in {
   options.mine.state.enable = mkOption {
     type = types.bool;
diff --git a/shared/sources/default.nix b/shared/sources/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5222bb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shared/sources/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+let
+  sources = import ./sources.nix;
+
+  # declare pkgs from sources
+  pkgs = import sources.nixpkgs { };
+in sources // {
+}