diff --git a/home/chrome/nixos.nix b/home/chrome/nixos.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7726bc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home/chrome/nixos.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ pkgs
+, lib
+, config
+, ... }: with lib; let
+  gui = with config.faucet.gui; ( enable && session );
+in {
+  users.home.persist.directories = mkIf gui [ ".config/google-chrome" ];
+  security.chromiumSuidSandbox.enable = mkIf gui true;
+}
diff --git a/home/gui/nixos.nix b/home/gui/nixos.nix
index 8a2d3294..1d4f32e5 100644
--- a/home/gui/nixos.nix
+++ b/home/gui/nixos.nix
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@ in {
       # this module passes sway-specific config values
       { passthrough.sway = cfg; }
     ];
-
-    users.home.persist = mkIf gui {
-      directories = [
-        ".config/google-chrome"
-      ];
-    };
     users.adminGroups = mkIf gui [ "video" ];
 
     # themes and icons
@@ -45,7 +39,6 @@ in {
 
     security = mkIf gui {
       polkit.enable = true;
-      chromiumSuidSandbox.enable = true;
       pam.services.swaylock = { };
     };
     fonts.enableDefaultPackages = mkIf gui true;