diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index f3488d1..d4574e6 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@
           clan.core.networking.targetHost = lib.mkDefault "root@${host}";
           nixpkgs.pkgs = meta.pkgs;
           nixpkgs.hostPlatform = meta.system;
+          clan.core.clanDir = ./.; # todo remove this if it's set by default
           clan.core.facts.secretStore = "password-store";
 
           imports = modules ++ defaultModules ++ [