diff --git a/Droidnix/README.org b/Droidnix/README.org
index b1ee40bca..026173e4a 100644
--- a/Droidnix/README.org
+++ b/Droidnix/README.org
@@ -1205,6 +1205,8 @@ This installs emacs
 let
   username = config.defaultUser or "henrov";
 
+  assetPath = "${flakeRoot}/generated/.config/emacs";
+
   # Emacs package with Tree-sitter support
   emacsPkg = pkgs.emacs-pgtk.override { withTreeSitter = true; };
 
@@ -1250,11 +1252,6 @@ let
     epkgs.sideline-flymake
     epkgs.sideline-eglot
   ];
-
-  # Emacs config files
-  earlyInitFile = "${flakeRoot}/generated/.config/emacs/early-init.el";
-  initFile      = "${flakeRoot}/generated/.config/emacs/init.el";
-
 in
 {
   # System-wide installation
@@ -1277,12 +1274,19 @@ in
       };
 
       home.file = {
-        ".emacs.d/early-init.el" = { source = earlyInitFile; };
-        ".emacs.d/init.el"       = { source = initFile; };
+        ".emacs.d/early-init.el" = {
+          source = "${assetPath}/early-init.el";
+          force = true;  # <-- allow overwrite
+        };
+        ".emacs.d/init.el" = {
+          source = "${assetPath}/init.el";
+          force = true;  # <-- allow overwrite
+        };
       };
     };
   };
 }
+
 #+END_SRC
 
 ** =generated/.config/emacs/early-init.el=
diff --git a/Droidnix/generated/modules/traveldroid/apps/emacs/emacs.nix b/Droidnix/generated/modules/traveldroid/apps/emacs/emacs.nix
index 737a81d17..0612095a6 100644
--- a/Droidnix/generated/modules/traveldroid/apps/emacs/emacs.nix
+++ b/Droidnix/generated/modules/traveldroid/apps/emacs/emacs.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 let
   username = config.defaultUser or "henrov";
 
+  assetPath = "${flakeRoot}/generated/.config/emacs";
+
   # Emacs package with Tree-sitter support
   emacsPkg = pkgs.emacs-pgtk.override { withTreeSitter = true; };
 
@@ -48,11 +50,6 @@ let
     epkgs.sideline-flymake
     epkgs.sideline-eglot
   ];
-
-  # Emacs config files
-  earlyInitFile = "${flakeRoot}/generated/.config/emacs/early-init.el";
-  initFile      = "${flakeRoot}/generated/.config/emacs/init.el";
-
 in
 {
   # System-wide installation
@@ -75,8 +72,14 @@ in
       };
 
       home.file = {
-        ".emacs.d/early-init.el" = { source = earlyInitFile; };
-        ".emacs.d/init.el"       = { source = initFile; };
+        ".emacs.d/early-init.el" = {
+          source = "${assetPath}/early-init.el";
+          force = true;  # <-- allow overwrite
+        };
+        ".emacs.d/init.el" = {
+          source = "${assetPath}/init.el";
+          force = true;  # <-- allow overwrite
+        };
       };
     };
   };