diff --git a/nixos/ben.nix b/nixos/ben.nix
index 254db57a..9201566a 100644
--- a/nixos/ben.nix
+++ b/nixos/ben.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, inputs, config, makeEnable, ... }:
 makeEnable config "modules.ben" true {
+  home-manager.backupFileExtension = "backup"; # Add this line
   home-manager.users.ben = {
-    home-manager.backupFileExtension = "backup"; # Add this line
     programs.zsh = {
       enable = true;
       shellAliases = {