diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 3644839..e130304 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -190,36 +190,44 @@
 
           imports = modules ++ defaultModules ++ [
             ./machines/${name}/configuration.nix
-            # clan core configuration
-            ({ pkgs, lib, ... }: {
-              imports = [
-                # this magically adds all my machines in the zero tier network
-                # and makes the controller accept them.
-                # will automatic look into `/machines/<name>/facts/zerotier-ip
-                inputs.clan-core.clanModules.zerotier-static-peers
-                {
-                  environment.systemPackages = [
-                    (pkgs.writers.writeBashBin "zerotier-script-nodeid" ''
-                      sudo ${pkgs.zerotierone}/bin/zerotier-cli info | cut -d " " -f 3
-                    '')
-                  ];
-                }
-
-                # Statically configure the host names of machines based on their respective zerotier-ip.
-                inputs.clan-core.clanModules.static-hosts
-
-                # generate ssh host keys with facts
-                inputs.clan-core.clanModules.sshd
-              ];
-              clan.static-hosts.topLevelDomain = "bear";
-
-              environment.systemPackages = [
-                clan-core.packages.${pkgs.system}.clan-cli
-              ];
-            })
           ];
         };
 
+      zerotierControllerModule =
+        {
+          clan.networking.zerotier.controller = {
+            enable = true;
+            public = false;
+          };
+        };
+
+      zerotierModules = { pkgs, ... }: {
+        imports = [
+
+          # this magically adds all my machines in the zero tier network
+          # and makes the controller accept them.
+          # will automatic look into `/machines/<name>/facts/zerotier-ip
+          inputs.clan-core.clanModules.zerotier-static-peers
+
+          # Statically configure the host names of machines based on their respective zerotier-ip.
+          inputs.clan-core.clanModules.static-hosts
+
+          # generate ssh host keys with facts
+          inputs.clan-core.clanModules.sshd
+
+          # manual configs
+          {
+            clan.static-hosts.topLevelDomain = "bear";
+            environment.systemPackages = [
+              clan-core.packages.${pkgs.system}.clan-cli
+              (pkgs.writers.writeBashBin "zerotier-script-nodeid" ''
+                sudo ${pkgs.zerotierone}/bin/zerotier-cli info | cut -d " " -f 3
+              '')
+            ];
+          }
+        ];
+      };
+
       defaultModules = [
         # make flake inputs accessiable in NixOS
         {
@@ -360,6 +368,7 @@
             name = "cream";
             host = "cream.bear";
             modules = [
+              zerotierModules
               nixos-hardware.nixosModules.framework-12th-gen-intel
               retiolum.nixosModules.retiolum
               private_assets.nixosModules.cream
@@ -381,6 +390,7 @@
             name = "cherry";
             host = "cherry.bear";
             modules = [
+              zerotierModules
               nixos-hardware.nixosModules.framework-13th-gen-intel
               retiolum.nixosModules.retiolum
               private_assets.nixosModules.yubikey
@@ -401,12 +411,8 @@
             name = "chungus";
             host = "chungus.bear";
             modules = [
-              {
-                clan.networking.zerotier.controller = {
-                  enable = true;
-                  public = false;
-                };
-              }
+              zerotierModules
+              zerotierControllerModule
               homeManagerModules
               stylixModules
               retiolum.nixosModules.retiolum
@@ -426,6 +432,7 @@
             host = "orbi.bear";
             #host = "95.216.66.212";
             modules = [
+              zerotierModules
               homeManagerModules
               stylixModules
               srvos.nixosModules.hardware-hetzner-online-intel