diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/default.nix b/home/programs/nvim/default.nix
index 3ef6284..4984870 100644
--- a/home/programs/nvim/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/default.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
       {
         # the most helpful thing is this guy: https://ejmastnak.com/tutorials/vim-latex/luasnip/
         plugin = luasnip;
-        config = toLuaFile ./luasnip/luasnip.lua;
+        config = toLuaFile ./plugins/luasnip.lua;
       }
       {
         plugin = lualine-nvim;
@@ -112,4 +112,11 @@
 
     # extraConfig = lib.fileContents ./init.vim;
   };
+
+  # copy the snippets :#
+  home.activation.copySnippetsDir = lib.mkAfter ''
+    mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/snippets
+    cp -r ${./snippets}/* ~/.config/nvim/snippets/
+    chmod -R u+w ~/.config/nvim/snippets/
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/luasnip/luasnip.lua b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/luasnip.lua
similarity index 84%
rename from home/programs/nvim/luasnip/luasnip.lua
rename to home/programs/nvim/plugins/luasnip.lua
index d7f6db9..1d2ec57 100644
--- a/home/programs/nvim/luasnip/luasnip.lua
+++ b/home/programs/nvim/plugins/luasnip.lua
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ require("luasnip").config.set_config({ -- Setting LuaSnip config
   store_selection_keys = "<Tab>",
 })
 
--- require("luasnip.loaders.from_lua").load({paths = "./snippets/"})
+-- JAKENOTE, relative imports *do not work* with nixos. don't GG yourself blud.
 require("luasnip.loaders.from_lua").load({ 
-  -- paths = "/home/synchronous/nix-cfg/home/programs/nvim/luasnip/snippets/" 
-  paths = vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. "/luasnip/snippets/"
+  paths = vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. "/snippets/"
 })
 
 -- require("luasnip.loaders.from_lua").lazy_load({paths = "./snippets/"})
diff --git a/home/programs/nvim/luasnip/snippets/all.lua b/home/programs/nvim/snippets/all.lua
similarity index 100%
rename from home/programs/nvim/luasnip/snippets/all.lua
rename to home/programs/nvim/snippets/all.lua