diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index db8b6bb..620ff33 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         nixos-vm = inputs.nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
           system = "x86_64-linux";
           modules = [
-            ./modules/configuration.nix
+            # ./modules/configuration.nix
             ./modules/overlays.nix
             ./modules/environment.nix
           ];
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@
           system = "x86_64-linux";
           modules = [
             ./hosts/jeran/configuration.nix
+            ./hosts/jeran/motd.nix
             ./modules/environment.nix
+
           ];
           specialArgs = { inherit inputs; };
         };
diff --git a/hosts/jeran/configuration.nix b/hosts/jeran/configuration.nix
index 19dcee0..7453e41 100644
--- a/hosts/jeran/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/jeran/configuration.nix
@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@
       isNormalUser = true;
     };
   };
-  
+
   services.resolved.enable = true;
   system.stateVersion = "22.11";
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
 
- services.cron = {
+  services.cron = {
     enable = true;
     systemCronJobs = [
       # update repos
diff --git a/hosts/jeran/motd b/hosts/jeran/motd
deleted file mode 100644
index f8da967..0000000
--- a/hosts/jeran/motd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠺⣯⡀⠀⠸⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣦⡀⠈⠙⢷⣄⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠃⠀⣠⣿⠇⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
-⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ jeran
-
diff --git a/hosts/jeran/motd.nix b/hosts/jeran/motd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8489d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/jeran/motd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{ ... }: {
+  users.motd = ''
+    
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⠆⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⣠⡾⠋⠁⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠺⣯⡀⠀⠸⣷⣄⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⣦⡀⠈⠙⢷⣄⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠈⠻⠃⠀⣠⣿⠇⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⣠⣾⠟⠁⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠘⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
+    ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ jeran
+  '';
+}
+