diff --git a/hosts/lib.nix b/hosts/lib.nix
index e12c9f543..a9f25b9de 100644
--- a/hosts/lib.nix
+++ b/hosts/lib.nix
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ in
   genCredPath = config: key: (key + ":" + config.age.secrets.${key}.path);
 
   genNtfyMsgScriptPath = header: level: body:
-    toString (pkgs.lib.getExe (pkgs.nuenv.writeScriptBin
+    pkgs.lib.getExe (pkgs.nuenv.writeScriptBin
       {
         name = "post-ntfy-msg";
         script = "http post --password $in --headers [${header}] https://ntfy.nyaw.xyz/${level} ${body}";
-      }));
+      });
 
   base =
     let inherit (inputs.nixpkgs) lib;
diff --git a/modules/snapy.nix b/modules/snapy.nix
index 539c5c022..40e0e482e 100644
--- a/modules/snapy.nix
+++ b/modules/snapy.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ in
                   User = "root";
                   ExecStart =
                     let btrfs = lib.getExe' pkgs.btrfs-progs "btrfs"; in
-                    toString (pkgs.lib.getExe (pkgs.nuenv.writeScriptBin
+                    pkgs.lib.getExe (pkgs.nuenv.writeScriptBin
                       {
                         name = "snapy";
                         script = ''
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ in
                           # clean outdated
                           ls ${s.source}/.snapshots | filter { |i| ((date now) - ($i.name | path basename | into datetime --format $date_format)) > ${s.keep} } | each { |d| ${btrfs} sub del $d.name }
                         '';
-                      }));
+                      });
                 };
             };
           })