diff --git a/cerulean/nixos/default.nix b/cerulean/nixos/default.nix
index 8d96f08..edc85cd 100644
--- a/cerulean/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       # ./legacy-imports.nix
 
       # user configuration
-      (import (root + "/nixpkgs.nix"))
+      (import /${root}/nixpkgs.nix)
       # options declarations
       (import ./nixpkgs.nix (args // {contextName = "hosts";}))
 
diff --git a/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix b/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix
index 0927bbf..d4d8748 100644
--- a/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix
+++ b/cerulean/nixos/home-manager.nix
@@ -33,15 +33,15 @@ in {
     users =
       config.users.users
       |> attrNames
-      |> filter (x: pathExists (root + "/homes/${x}"))
+      |> filter (x: pathExists /${root}/homes/${x})
       |> (x:
         lib.genAttrs x (y:
-          import (root + "/homes/${y}")));
+          import /${root}/homes/${y}));
 
     extraSpecialArgs = _cerulean.specialArgs;
     sharedModules = [
       # user configuration
-      (import (root + "/nixpkgs.nix"))
+      (import /${root}/nixpkgs.nix)
       # options declarations
       (import ./nixpkgs.nix (args // {contextName = "homes";}))
 
diff --git a/cerulean/snow/default.nix b/cerulean/snow/default.nix
index 048572b..bad3c1b 100644
--- a/cerulean/snow/default.nix
+++ b/cerulean/snow/default.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ in
             modules =
               [
                 self.nixosModules.default
-                (findImport (root + "/hosts/${name}"))
+                (findImport /${root}/hosts/${name})
               ]
               ++ (groupModules root)
               ++ node.modules
diff --git a/cerulean/snow/lib/nodes.nix b/cerulean/snow/lib/nodes.nix
index 7f1a21b..f9b6537 100644
--- a/cerulean/snow/lib/nodes.nix
+++ b/cerulean/snow/lib/nodes.nix
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
     # flatten recursion result
     |> concatLists
     # find import location
-    |> map (group: nt.findImport (root + "/groups/${group._name}"))
+    |> map (group: nt.findImport (/${root}/groups/${group._name})
     # filter by uniqueness
     |> nt.prim.unique
     # ignore missing groups
diff --git a/cerulean/snow/module.nix b/cerulean/snow/module.nix
index d45b35a..79b8804 100644
--- a/cerulean/snow/module.nix
+++ b/cerulean/snow/module.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,6 @@
 }: {
   imports = [
     ./nodes
-    (snow.findImport (root + "/snow"))
+    (snow.findImport /${root}/snow)
   ];
 }