diff --git a/modules/nixos/base/nix.nix b/modules/nixos/base/nix.nix
index dbbbf288..5c78e2de 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/base/nix.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/base/nix.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,4 @@
   nix.settings.auto-optimise-store = true;
 
   nix.channel.enable = false; # remove nix-channel related tools & configs, we use flakes instead.
-
-  nix.extraOptions = ''
-    !include ${config.age.secrets.nix-access-tokens.path}
-  '';
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/desktop/nix.nix b/modules/nixos/desktop/nix.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a2310c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nixos/desktop/nix.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ config, ... }:
+{
+  nix.extraOptions = ''
+    !include ${config.age.secrets.nix-access-tokens.path}
+  '';
+}