diff --git a/lib/deploy.nix b/lib/deploy.nix
index decce55f..91e9693b 100644
--- a/lib/deploy.nix
+++ b/lib/deploy.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ with pkgs.lib;
   }
   ${concatMapStrings (host: ''
     echo "deploying ${host.config.networking.hostName}..."
-    ${host.config.system.build.deployScript} $1 &
+    ${host.config.system.build.deployScript} 
     PID_LIST+=" $!"
   '') hosts}
   # FIXME: remove jobs from PIDLIST once they finish
diff --git a/modules/nixos/deploy/default.nix b/modules/nixos/deploy/default.nix
index f9dd8d00..3aa40418 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/deploy/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/deploy/default.nix
@@ -11,14 +11,13 @@ let
       }
       cat > ${file.path}
       chmod ${file.mode} ${file.path}
-        chown ${file.owner}:${file.group} ${file.path}"''
+      chown ${file.owner}:${file.group} ${file.path}"''
     + (if file.source != null then ''
       < ${toString file.source}
     '' else ''
       <<${if hasPrefix "__FUCKERY__" file.text then "EOF" else "'EOF'"}
       ${removePrefix "__FUCKERY__" file.text}
-      EOF
-    '')) (attrValues config.secrets.files);
+      EOF'')) (attrValues config.secrets.files);
 in {
   options = {
     deploy = {