diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
index 8a530417f6..25340a403a 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/common.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ let
   inherit (lib) mkDefault;
 in
 {
-  imports = [ ./hgrc.nix ];
-
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 
   nix = {
@@ -71,4 +69,8 @@ in
     kernel.sysctl."net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control" = "bbr";
     kernel.sysctl."net.core.default_qdisc" = "fq_codel";
   };
+
+  system.activationScripts.lukegb-hgrc = lib.stringAfter [ "users" "groups" ] ''
+    ln -sfn ${./hgrc} /home/lukegb/.hgrc
+  '';
 }
diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/hgrc b/ops/nixos/lib/hgrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c86c6378c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/hgrc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[ui]
+username = Luke Granger-Brown <hg@lukegb.com>
+interface = curses
+tweakdefaults = True
+merge = internal:merge3
+
+[alias]
+log = log --template lukegblogshort --graph
+xl = log -r 'smartlog()'
+
+[revsetalias]
+# We're interested in the current commit, and any non-extinct commits in the draft or secret phases.
+smartlogstart() = . | ((draft() | secret()) - extinct())
+# Now expand smartlogstart to go up to the parent public commit.
+publichead(r1) = ancestors(r1) - (descendants(public(), 1) and public())
+smartlogstart() = (parents(not public()) or not public() or . or head()) and (not obsolete() or unstable()^) and not closed()
+smartlog() = publichead(smartlogstart())::smartlogstart() | smartlogstart()
+
+[color]
+mode = terminfo
+
+custom.rev = green bold
+custom.revprefix = green bold inverse
+custom.author = red
+custom.currentcommit_message = magenta
+custom.bookmarks = bold orange
+custom.topics = bold orange
+custom.date = lightyellow
+custom.branch_tip = yellow
+
+color.orange = 202
+color.lightyellow = 191
+
+[templates]
+lukegblogshort = {separate(' ', label('custom.rev', lukegbnode), label('custom.date', lukegbdate), label('custom.author', lukegbauthor), label('custom.branch_tip', ifcontains(rev, revset(branch), branch, '')), label('custom.bookmarks', bookmarks), label('custom.topics', topics), label(ifcontains(rev, revset('.'), 'custom.currentcommit_message', 'custom.message'), lukegbmsg))}\n
+lukegbdate = {date|age}
+lukegbmsg = {desc|firstline}
+lukegbcopybarain = {sub('^noreply\+([^@]+)@lukegb.com$', 'copybara:\\1', author|email)}
+lukegbcopybara = {ifcontains(lukegbcopybarain, '@', "", lukegbcopybarain)}
+lukegbauthor = {ifeq('hg@lukegb.com', author|email, 'lukegb', if(lukegbcopybara, lukegbcopybara, author|email))}
+lukegbnode = {label('custom.revprefix', lukegbnodesh)}{lukegbnodelng}
+lukegbnodesh = {node|shortest}
+lukegbnodelng = {sub('^{lukegbnodesh}', "", '{node|short}')}
+
+[extensions]
+histedit =
+rebase =
+strip =
+remotenames =
+amend =
+evolve =
+topic =
diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/hgrc.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/hgrc.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a93c38e99..0000000000
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/hgrc.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
-let 
-  hgrcPkg = pkgs.writeText "lukegb-hgrc" ''
-    [ui]
-    username = Luke Granger-Brown <hg@lukegb.com>
-    interface = curses
-    tweakdefaults = True
-    merge = internal:merge3
-    
-    [alias]
-    log = log --template lukegblogshort --graph
-    xl = log -r 'smartlog()'
-    
-    [revsetalias]
-    # We're interested in the current commit, and any non-extinct commits in the draft or secret phases.
-    smartlogstart() = . | ((draft() | secret()) - extinct())
-    # Now expand smartlogstart to go up to the parent public commit.
-    publichead(r1) = ancestors(r1) - (descendants(public(), 1) and public())
-    smartlogstart() = (parents(not public()) or not public() or . or head()) and (not obsolete() or unstable()^) and not closed()
-    smartlog() = publichead(smartlogstart())::smartlogstart() | smartlogstart()
-    
-    [color]
-    mode = terminfo
-    
-    custom.rev = green bold
-    custom.revprefix = green bold inverse
-    custom.author = red
-    custom.currentcommit_message = magenta
-    custom.bookmarks = bold orange
-    custom.date = lightyellow
-    
-    color.orange = 202
-    color.lightyellow = 191
-    
-    [templates]
-    lukegblogshort = {label('custom.rev', lukegbnode)} {label('custom.date', lukegbdate)} {label('custom.author', lukegbauthor)} {label(ifcontains(rev, revset('.'), 'custom.currentcommit_message', 'custom.message'), lukegbmsg)} {label('custom.bookmarks', bookmarks)}\n
-    lukegbdate = {date|age}
-    lukegbmsg = {desc|firstline}
-    lukegbcopybarain = {sub('^noreply\+([^@]+)@lukegb.com$', 'copybara:\\1', author|email)}
-    lukegbcopybara = {ifcontains(lukegbcopybarain, '@', "", lukegbcopybarain)}
-    lukegbauthor = {ifeq('hg@lukegb.com', author|email, 'lukegb', if(lukegbcopybara, lukegbcopybara, author|email))}
-    lukegbnode = {label('custom.revprefix', lukegbnodesh)}{lukegbnodelng}
-    lukegbnodesh = {node|shortest}
-    lukegbnodelng = {sub('^{lukegbnodesh}', "", '{node|short}')}
-    
-    [extensions]
-    histedit =
-    rebase =
-    strip =
-    remotenames =
-    amend =
-    evolve =
-    topic =
-  '';
-in
-{
-  system.activationScripts.lukegb-hgrc = lib.stringAfter [ "users" "groups" ] ''
-    ln -sfn ${hgrcPkg} /home/lukegb/.hgrc
-  '';
-}