diff --git a/nixos/fix-update-inputs-issue.sh b/nixos/fix-update-inputs-issue.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a97c45bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/fix-update-inputs-issue.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
+
+nix flake lock --update-input taffybar
+nix flake lock --update-input imalison-taffybar
+nix flake lock --update-input xmonad
+nix flake lock --update-input xmonad-contrib
diff --git a/nixos/switch.sh b/nixos/switch.sh
index f07f4e94..104e0942 100755
--- a/nixos/switch.sh
+++ b/nixos/switch.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,2 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
-nix flake lock --update-input taffybar
-nix flake lock --update-input imalison-taffybar
-nix flake lock --update-input xmonad
-nix flake lock --update-input xmonad-contrib
 sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake '.#' --impure "$@"