diff --git a/modules/services/podman-linux/install-quadlet.nix b/modules/services/podman-linux/install-quadlet.nix
index 66861256..a5326121 100644
--- a/modules/services/podman-linux/install-quadlet.nix
+++ b/modules/services/podman-linux/install-quadlet.nix
@@ -15,13 +15,19 @@ let
   # derivation to build a single Podman quadlet, outputting its systemd unit files
   buildPodmanQuadlet =
     quadlet:
+    let
+      quadletFile = pkgs.writeText "${quadlet.serviceName}.${quadlet.resourceType}" quadlet.source;
+    in
     pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
       name = "home-${quadlet.resourceType}-${quadlet.serviceName}";
 
+      src = quadletFile;
+
       buildInputs = [ cfg.package ] ++ quadlet.dependencies;
 
       unpackPhase = ''
         mkdir -p $out/quadlets
+        ln -s $src $out/quadlets/${quadlet.serviceName}.${quadlet.resourceType}
         ${lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (
           map (
             v:
@@ -34,9 +40,6 @@ let
         # Directory for systemd unit files
         mkdir -p $out/units
 
-        # Write the quadlet file
-        echo -n "${quadlet.source}" > $out/quadlets/${quadlet.serviceName}.${quadlet.resourceType}
-
         # Generate systemd unit file/s from the quadlet file
         export QUADLET_UNIT_DIRS=$out/quadlets
         ${cfg.package}/lib/systemd/user-generators/podman-user-generator $out/units