diff --git a/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/default.nix b/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/default.nix
index 47ecb2a2..7d5e276b 100644
--- a/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/default.nix
+++ b/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 }:
 {
   programs.tmux.extraConfig =
-    builtins.readFile ./tmux.conf
+    builtins.readFile ./tmux.conf + ''
+      # easy config reload (that bypasses nix too)
+      bind r source-file ${toString ./tmux.conf} \; display-message "tmux.conf reloaded."
+    ''
     + lib.optionalString pkgs.stdenv.isDarwin ''
       bind-key -T copy-mode-vi 'y' send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'pbcopy'
       bind-key -T copy-mode-vi Enter send -X copy-pipe-and-cancel 'pbcopy'
diff --git a/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/tmux.conf b/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/tmux.conf
index 33bdd1f6..e63fb0a0 100644
--- a/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/tmux.conf
+++ b/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/tmux.conf
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ bind ` send-prefix
 set -g prefix `
 unbind C-b
 
-# easy config reload (that bypasses nix too)
-bind r source-file ~/.dotfiles/nix/homeModules/common/tmux/tmux.conf \; display-message "tmux.conf reloaded."
-
 # open new window in current path
 bind c new-window -c "#{pane_current_path}"
 bind C new-window