diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c9f13a6..379e0ed 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # flake for blakes nixos config
 # define new devices in outputs
-# generation: 278 current  2025-10-11 05:22:07  25.05.20251006.20c4598  6.12.50                          *
+# generation: 279 current  2025-10-11 05:35:16  25.05.20251006.20c4598  6.12.50                          *
 {
   description = "blakes nix config";
   inputs = {
diff --git a/modules/homelab/services/smarthome/zigbee2mqtt/default.nix b/modules/homelab/services/smarthome/zigbee2mqtt/default.nix
index b4a9942..01fd800 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/services/smarthome/zigbee2mqtt/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/services/smarthome/zigbee2mqtt/default.nix
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ in
             base_topic = "zigbee2mqtt";
             client_id = "zigbee2mqtt";
             server = "mqtt://localhost:1883";
-            user = toString sec."mosquitto_passwd.yaml".path;
-            password = toString sec."mosquitto_passwd.yaml".path;
+            user = "!/run/secrets/mosquitto_passwd.yaml user";
+            password = "!/run/secrets/mosquitto_passwd.yaml password";
             keepalive = 20;
           };
           serial = {