diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 596fef6c..08f56e92 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
     format    
   }: inputs.nixos-generators.nixosGenerate {
     specialArgs = { inherit inputs outputs desktop hostname username stateVersion gpu platform theme format; };
-    system = "$platform";
-    format = "$format";
+    system = ${platform};
+    format = ${format};
     modules = [
       ../nixos
       inputs.sops-nix.nixosModules.sops