diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/client.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/client.nix
index ccefd16728..10ea35cec5 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/client.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/client.nix
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ let
   inherit (lib) mkBefore;
 in
 {
-  imports = [ ../../../third_party/home-manager/nixos ];
-
   config = {
     my.home-manager.imports = lib.mkAfter [ ./home-manager/client.nix ];
     nix.gc.automatic = false;
diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
index 554c42fff1..8675135cb0 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ let
   inherit (lib) mkDefault;
 in
 {
+  imports = [ ../../../third_party/home-manager/nixos ];
+
   options.my.home-manager.imports = lib.mkOption {
     type = lib.types.listOf lib.types.path;
     default = [ ./home-manager/common.nix ];