diff --git a/config/hosts/imxyy-nix-server/home.nix b/config/hosts/imxyy-nix-server/home.nix
index ea2b4bc..873a3db 100644
--- a/config/hosts/imxyy-nix-server/home.nix
+++ b/config/hosts/imxyy-nix-server/home.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@
         "workspace"
         "Virt"
 
-        ".ssh"
+        {
+          directory = ".ssh";
+          mode = "0700";
+        }
         ".local/state"
         ".local/share"
         ".local/share/nvim"
diff --git a/modules/gpg.nix b/modules/gpg.nix
index 814eb66..412d556 100644
--- a/modules/gpg.nix
+++ b/modules/gpg.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ lib.my.makeHomeProgramConfig {
       pinentryPackage = pkgs.pinentry-curses;
       enableSSHSupport = true;
     };
-    my.persist.homeDirs = [ ".gnupg" ];
+    my.persist.homeDirs = [
+      {
+        directory = ".gnupg";
+        mode = "0700";
+      }
+    ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/persist.nix b/modules/persist.nix
index ed1c311..a71b216 100644
--- a/modules/persist.nix
+++ b/modules/persist.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ in
       '';
     };
     homeDirs = lib.mkOption {
-      type = with lib.types; listOf str;
       default = [ ];
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         [
@@ -33,7 +32,6 @@ in
       '';
     };
     nixosDirs = lib.mkOption {
-      type = with lib.types; listOf str;
       default = [ ];
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         [
@@ -46,7 +44,6 @@ in
       '';
     };
     homeFiles = lib.mkOption {
-      type = with lib.types; listOf str;
       default = [ ];
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         [
@@ -58,7 +55,6 @@ in
       '';
     };
     nixosFiles = lib.mkOption {
-      type = with lib.types; listOf str;
       default = [ ];
       example = lib.literalExpression ''
         [