diff --git a/modules/home/caem/desktop/gnome/default.nix b/modules/home/caem/desktop/gnome/default.nix
index 839f36c..99b7a68 100644
--- a/modules/home/caem/desktop/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/caem/desktop/gnome/default.nix
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 let
   picture-uri = if builtins.hasAttr "wallpaper" inputs.secrets.paths
-                  then inputs.secrets.paths.wallpaper 
-                  else ../../../../../assets/wallpaper.jpg;
+                  then builtins.toString inputs.secrets.paths.wallpaper 
+                  else builtins.toString ../../../../../assets/wallpaper.jpg;
 in{
   dconf.settings = {
     "org/gnome/desktop/background".picture-uri = picture-uri;