diff --git a/wrappers/_shared.nix b/wrappers/_shared.nix
index 0a68f04f..c4acbd18 100644
--- a/wrappers/_shared.nix
+++ b/wrappers/_shared.nix
@@ -1,37 +1,65 @@
-helpers:
+{
+  # Our helpers
+  helpers,
+  # Option path where extraFiles should go
+  filesOpt ? null,
+  # Filepath prefix to apply to extraFiles
+  filesPrefix ? "nvim/",
+  # Filepath to use when adding `cfg.initPath` to `filesOpt`
+  # Is prefixed with `filesPrefix`
+  initName ? "init.lua",
+}:
 { lib, config, ... }:
 let
   inherit (lib)
     isAttrs
     listToAttrs
     map
+    mkIf
+    mkMerge
     mkOption
     mkOptionType
+    optionalAttrs
+    setAttrByPath
     ;
   cfg = config.programs.nixvim;
   extraFiles = lib.filter (file: file.enable) (lib.attrValues cfg.extraFiles);
 in
 {
-  helpers = mkOption {
-    type = mkOptionType {
-      name = "helpers";
-      description = "Helpers that can be used when writing nixvim configs";
-      check = isAttrs;
+  options = {
+    nixvim.helpers = mkOption {
+      type = mkOptionType {
+        name = "helpers";
+        description = "Helpers that can be used when writing nixvim configs";
+        check = isAttrs;
+      };
+      description = "Use this option to access the helpers";
     };
-    description = "Use this option to access the helpers";
-    default = helpers;
   };
 
-  # extraFiles, but nested under "nvim/" for use in etc/xdg config
-  configFiles = listToAttrs (
-    map (
-      { target, source, ... }:
-      {
-        name = "nvim/" + target;
-        value = {
-          inherit source;
-        };
-      }
-    ) extraFiles
-  );
+  config = mkMerge [
+    # Make our lib available to the host modules
+    { nixvim.helpers = lib.mkDefault helpers; }
+    # Propagate extraFiles to the host modules
+    (optionalAttrs (filesOpt != null) (
+      mkIf (!cfg.wrapRc) (
+        setAttrByPath filesOpt (
+          listToAttrs (
+            map (
+              { target, source, ... }:
+              {
+                name = filesPrefix + target;
+                value = {
+                  inherit source;
+                };
+              }
+            ) extraFiles
+          )
+          // {
+            ${filesPrefix + initName}.source = cfg.initPath;
+          }
+        )
+      )
+    ))
+  ];
 }
diff --git a/wrappers/darwin.nix b/wrappers/darwin.nix
index 921bd506..d79d20c7 100644
--- a/wrappers/darwin.nix
+++ b/wrappers/darwin.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ let
     types
     ;
   helpers = getHelpers pkgs false;
-  shared = import ./_shared.nix helpers args;
   cfg = config.programs.nixvim;
 in
 {
@@ -36,9 +35,10 @@ in
         ];
       };
     };
-    nixvim.helpers = shared.helpers;
   };
 
+  imports = [ (import ./_shared.nix { inherit helpers; }) ];
+
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (mkMerge [
     {
       environment.systemPackages = [
diff --git a/wrappers/hm.nix b/wrappers/hm.nix
index 7f5f848e..03b8bec5 100644
--- a/wrappers/hm.nix
+++ b/wrappers/hm.nix
@@ -15,11 +15,7 @@ let
     types
     ;
   helpers = getHelpers pkgs false;
-  shared = import ./_shared.nix helpers args;
   cfg = config.programs.nixvim;
-  files = shared.configFiles // {
-    "nvim/init.lua".source = cfg.initPath;
-  };
 in
 {
   options = {
@@ -38,9 +34,18 @@ in
         ];
       };
     };
-    nixvim.helpers = shared.helpers;
   };
 
+  imports = [
+    (import ./_shared.nix {
+      inherit helpers;
+      filesOpt = [
+        "xdg"
+        "configFile"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (mkMerge [
     {
       home.packages = [
@@ -48,7 +53,6 @@ in
         cfg.printInitPackage
       ] ++ (lib.optional cfg.enableMan self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.man-docs);
     }
-    (mkIf (!cfg.wrapRc) { xdg.configFile = files; })
     {
       inherit (cfg) warnings assertions;
       home.sessionVariables = mkIf cfg.defaultEditor { EDITOR = "nvim"; };
diff --git a/wrappers/nixos.nix b/wrappers/nixos.nix
index cd10b075..13721da6 100644
--- a/wrappers/nixos.nix
+++ b/wrappers/nixos.nix
@@ -16,11 +16,7 @@ let
     types
     ;
   helpers = getHelpers pkgs false;
-  shared = import ./_shared.nix helpers args;
   cfg = config.programs.nixvim;
-  files = shared.configFiles // {
-    "nvim/sysinit.lua".source = cfg.initPath;
-  };
 in
 {
   options = {
@@ -39,9 +35,19 @@ in
         ];
       };
     };
-    nixvim.helpers = shared.helpers;
   };
 
+  imports = [
+    (import ./_shared.nix {
+      inherit helpers;
+      filesOpt = [
+        "environment"
+        "etc"
+      ];
+      initName = "sysinit.lua";
+    })
+  ];
+
   config = mkIf cfg.enable (mkMerge [
     {
       environment.systemPackages = [
@@ -49,14 +55,13 @@ in
         cfg.printInitPackage
       ] ++ (lib.optional cfg.enableMan self.packages.${pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system}.man-docs);
     }
-    (mkIf (!cfg.wrapRc) {
-      environment.etc = files;
-      environment.variables."VIM" = "/etc/nvim";
-    })
     {
       inherit (cfg) warnings assertions;
       programs.neovim.defaultEditor = cfg.defaultEditor;
-      environment.variables.EDITOR = mkIf cfg.defaultEditor (lib.mkOverride 900 "nvim");
+      environment.variables = {
+        VIM = mkIf (!cfg.wrapRc) "/etc/nvim";
+        EDITOR = mkIf cfg.defaultEditor (lib.mkOverride 900 "nvim");
+      };
     }
   ]);
 }