diff --git a/home/base/desktop/emacs/default.nix b/home/base/desktop/emacs/default.nix
index 595854b3..8dca61fb 100644
--- a/home/base/desktop/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/base/desktop/emacs/default.nix
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ in {
     xdg.configFile."doom".source = ./doom;
 
     home.activation = mkIf cfg.doom.enable {
-      installDoomEmacs = lib.hm.dag.entryBefore ["checkLinkTargets"] ''
+      installDoomEmacs = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
         if [ ! -d "${config.xdg.configHome}/emacs" ]; then
            echo "Installing Doom Emacs..."
            ${pkgs.git}/bin/git clone --depth=1 --single-branch "${cfg.doom.repoUrl}" "${config.xdg.configHome}/emacs"
diff --git a/hosts/idols/ai/impermanence.nix b/hosts/idols/ai/impermanence.nix
index 3e98a5e0..3884f792 100644
--- a/hosts/idols/ai/impermanence.nix
+++ b/hosts/idols/ai/impermanence.nix
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
         # remote desktop
         ".config/remmina"
         ".config/freerdp"
+        ".config/emacs"  # doom-emacs
 
         # browsers
         ".mozilla"