diff --git a/submodules/default.nix b/submodules/default.nix
index b7c62fb..a0d2a31 100644
--- a/submodules/default.nix
+++ b/submodules/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
 let
   beets-cfg = config.my.beets-config;
   tmux-cfg = config.my.tmux-config;
+  mkIfFlakeLoc = condition: errorMsg: value:
+    (lib.mkIf (condition &&
+               !(config.my.flakeLocation == null &&
+                 (lib.warn ("Didn't set 'my.flakeLocation', " + errorMsg) true)))
+      value);
+  flakeSubmodules = "${config.my.flakeLocation}/submodules";
 in
 {
   options = {
@@ -19,30 +25,24 @@ in
 
     home = {
       file = {
-        ".config/beets/config.yaml" = lib.mkIf (beets-cfg.enable && !(
-          config.my.flakeLocation == null &&
-          (lib.warn
-            "Didn't set 'my.flakeLocation', I won't symlink beets' config.yaml into place"
-            true)
-        )) {
-          source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink
-            "${config.my.flakeLocation}/submodules/beets-config/config.yaml";
-          # Recursive only applies to directories. If false, do one
-          # symlink (which is the directory). Otherwise, do every file
-          # recursively
-          #
-          # recursive = true;
-        };
+        ".config/beets/config.yaml" = (mkIfFlakeLoc beets-cfg.enable
+          "I won't symlink beets' config.yaml into place"
+          {
+            source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink
+              "${config.my.flakeLocation}/submodules/beets-config/config.yaml";
+            # Recursive only applies to directories. If false, do one
+            # symlink (which is the directory). Otherwise, do every file
+            # recursively
+            #
+            # recursive = true;
+          });
 
-        ".config/tmux/tmux.conf" = lib.mkIf (tmux-cfg.enable && !(
-          config.my.flakeLocation == null &&
-          (lib.warn
-            "Didn't set 'my.flakeLocation', I won't symlink tmux's tmux.conf into place"
-            true)
-        )) {
-          source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink
-            "${config.my.flakeLocation}/submodules/tmux-config/tmux.conf";
-        };
+        ".config/tmux/tmux.conf" = (mkIfFlakeLoc tmux-cfg.enable
+          "I won't symlink tmux's tmux.conf into place"
+          {
+            source = config.lib.file.mkOutOfStoreSymlink
+              "${flakeSubmodules}/submodules/tmux-config/tmux.conf";
+          });
       };
     };
   };