diff --git a/modules/e11sync/default.nix b/modules/e11sync/default.nix
index d4f134b..23b2e4f 100644
--- a/modules/e11sync/default.nix
+++ b/modules/e11sync/default.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ in {
       };
 
       services.caddy.virtualHosts."${cfg.vhost}".extraConfig =
-        builtins.readFile "${e11sync-caddyfile}";
+        lib.mkDefault
+        (builtins.readFile "${e11sync-caddyfile}");
     };
 }
diff --git a/vm.nix b/vm.nix
index 58ecd53..ddb29a4 100644
--- a/vm.nix
+++ b/vm.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{pkgs, ...}: {
+{
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  ...
+}: {
   e11sync = {
     enable = true;
     migrateOnStart = true;
@@ -13,7 +17,7 @@
       auto_https off
       debug
     '';
-    virtualHosts."http://:8003".extraConfig = ''
+    virtualHosts."http://:8003".extraConfig = lib.mkForce ''
       redir / /admin/
       ${builtins.readFile "${pkgs.e11sync-caddyfile}"}
     '';