diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 35f808c..f9922c3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # blue's nixos config
-personal dotfiles, will make it public once it looks good :3
+personal dotfiles, home-manager is installed as standalone to ensure compatibility across other systems. most dotfiles are still being migrated
diff --git a/home-manager/sober.nix b/home-manager/sober.nix
index 9baf483..fe81b9f 100644
--- a/home-manager/sober.nix
+++ b/home-manager/sober.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #       https://sober.vinegarhq.org/sober.flatpakref
     ];
     remotes = {
-      "sober" = "https://sober.vinegarhq.org/sober.flatpakref";
+      "sober" = "https://sober.vinegarhq.org/";
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/gabbielaptop/configuration.nix b/hosts/gabbielaptop/configuration.nix
index d39985a..f57d514 100644
--- a/hosts/gabbielaptop/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/gabbielaptop/configuration.nix
@@ -125,6 +125,9 @@
   # Allow unfree packages
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 
+  # Enable flatpak for delcarative-flatpak used in home-manager
+  services.flatpak.enable = true;
+
   # List packages installed in system profile. To search, run:
   # $ nix search wget
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [