diff --git a/src/home/default.nix b/src/home/default.nix
index f9cad80..db464cf 100644
--- a/src/home/default.nix
+++ b/src/home/default.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,16 @@
 
     xdg = {
       enable = true;
-      userDirs.enable = true;
+      userDirs = 
+        let 
+          homeDir = config.home.homeDirectory;
+        in {
+          enable = true;
+          download = "${homeDir}/downloads";
+          music = "${homeDir}/music";
+          pictures = "${homeDir}/pictures";
+          videos = "${homeDir}/videos";
+        };
       mimeApps.enable = true;
       configFile."mimeapps.list".force = true;
     };
@@ -74,10 +83,11 @@
     custom = {
       persist = {
         home.directories = [
-          "Documents"
-          "Downloads"
-          "Pictures"
-          "Code"
+          "documents"
+          "downloads"
+          "pictures"
+          "code"
+          "projects"
         ];
       };
     };
diff --git a/src/nixos/impermanence.nix b/src/nixos/impermanence.nix
index aa33aec..29218e8 100644
--- a/src/nixos/impermanence.nix
+++ b/src/nixos/impermanence.nix
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ in
           files = cfg.home.files ++ hmPersistCfg.home.files;
           directories = lib.unique (
             [
-              "Code"
               ".cache/dconf"
               ".config/dconf"
             ] 
diff --git a/src/nixos/nix.nix b/src/nixos/nix.nix
index 08ff4a1..f9b3472 100644
--- a/src/nixos/nix.nix
+++ b/src/nixos/nix.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
   ...
 }:
 let
-  dots = "/persist${config.hm.home.homeDirectory}/Code/nix-config";
+  dots = "/persist${config.hm.home.homeDirectory}/code/nix-config";
 in
 {
   # execute shebangs that assume hardcoded shell paths
diff --git a/src/nixos/users.nix b/src/nixos/users.nix
index 6245b5e..b4db869 100644
--- a/src/nixos/users.nix
+++ b/src/nixos/users.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
             extraGroups = [
               "networkmanager"
               "wheel"
+              "keyd"
             ];
           };
         };