diff --git a/nix-conf/home-manager/home.nix b/nix-conf/home-manager/home.nix
index 7af69cc..aa3d3fb 100644
--- a/nix-conf/home-manager/home.nix
+++ b/nix-conf/home-manager/home.nix
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ let
   # TODO: put this in a seperate library
   # callPackage supports both PATH and function as first param!
   # TODO: support yaml string with writeTextFile (provided by callPackge)
-  yamlToJsonDrv = yamlPath: outputPath:
-    pkgs.callPackage ({ runCommand }:
+  yamlToJsonDrv = yamlContent: outputPath: pkgs.callPackage ({ runCommand }:
       # runCommand source: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/blob/master/pkgs/build-support/trivial-builders.nix#L33
-      runCommand
-        outputPath
-        { nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.yq ]; }
+      runCommand outputPath { inherit yamlContent; nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgs.yq ]; }
         # run yq which outputs '.' (no filter) on file at yamlPath
         # note that $out is passed onto the bash/sh script for execution
-        ''cat \"${yamlPath}\" | yq >\"$out\"'') { };
-  fromYaml = yamlPath: builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile (yamlToJsonDrv yamlPath "any-output.json"));
+        ''
+          echo "$yamlContent" | yq >$out
+        '') { };
+  # fromYamlPath = yamlPath: builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile (yamlToJsonDrv yamlPath "any-output.json"));
+  fromYaml = yamlContent: builtins.fromJSON (builtins.readFile (yamlToJsonDrv yamlContent "any_output.json"));
 in
 {
   home = {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ in
   programs.alacritty = myHome.programs.alacritty or {
     enable = true;
     # settings = myLib.fromYaml (builtins.readFile "${proj_root}/alacritty/alacritty.yml");
-    settings = fromYaml "${proj_root}//alacritty/alacritty.yml";
+    settings = fromYaml (builtins.readFile "${proj_root}//alacritty/alacritty.yml");
   };
   # nix: Propagates the environment with packages and vars when enter (children of)
   # a directory with shell.nix-compatible and .envrc