diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index dbc8337..36036e8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ on:
       lockFile:
         description: "flake.lock file"
         type: string
-      extraArgs:
-        description: "postional args forwared to nix"
+      nix-flags:
+        description: "flags forwared to nix commands"
         type: string
         default: "--keep-going"
 
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ jobs:
           --flake .
           -vv
           --
-          ${{ inputs.extraArgs }}
+          ${{ inputs.nix-flags }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update.yml b/.github/workflows/update.yml
index 1240b5e..08a4dd1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update.yml
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ on:
         description: "list of nix flake inputs"
         default: ""
         type: "string"
-      extraArgs:
-        description: "postional args forwared to nix"
+      nix-flags:
+        description: "flags forwared to nix commands"
         default: ""
         type: string
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ on:
 env:
   hosts: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && 'othalan,algiz' || github.event.inputs.hosts }}
   flake-inputs: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '' || github.event.inputs.flake-inputs }}
-  extraArgs: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '' || github.event.inputs.extraArgs }}
+  nix-flags: ${{ github.event_name == 'schedule' && '' || github.event.inputs.nix-flags }}
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           --flake .
           -vv
           --
-          ${{ env.extraArgs }}
+          ${{ env.nix-flags }}
 
 
       - name: Commit Updates
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ jobs:
           --flake .
           -vv
           --
-          ${{ env.extraArgs }}
+          ${{ env.nix-flags }}
 
       - run: |
           echo "# system diffs" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/;q b/;q
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64e266c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/;q
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+          ${{ env.nix-flags }}