diff --git a/base.nix.go b/base.nix.go
index 41db997..ed3c26b 100644
--- a/base.nix.go
+++ b/base.nix.go
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@ startup = do
   systemd.services.home-user-build-xmonad = {
     description = "Link xmonad configuration";
     serviceConfig = {
-      ConditionFileNotEmpty = "!/home/user/.xmonad/xmonad.hs";
-      ExecStart = "/bin/sh -c 'mkdir -p /home/user/.xmonad && ln -s /etc/xmonad.hs /home/user/.xmonad/xmonad.hs'";
+      ExecStart = "/bin/sh -c 'mkdir -p /home/user/.xmonad && ln -sf /etc/xmonad.hs /home/user/.xmonad/xmonad.hs && /run/current-system/sw/bin/xmonad --recompile'";
       RemainAfterExit = "yes";
       User = "user";
       Restart = "on-failure";