diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
index cdd1147..1f7ae89 100755
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-2-init.sh
@@ -120,6 +120,10 @@ exec 1>&$logOutFd 2>&$logErrFd
 exec {logOutFd}>&- {logErrFd}>&-
 
 
+mkdir -p \
+  /run/etc/syndicate/core \
+  /run/etc/syndicate/services
+
 # Start Synit.
 echo "starting Synit..."
 exec synit-pid1
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/synit.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/synit.nix
index 50aa752..d12fa75 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/synit.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/synit.nix
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ with lib;
 
       "syndicate/core/hostname.pr".text = ''
         <require-service <daemon hostname>>
-        <daemon hostname <one-shot "hostname ${config.networking.hostName}">>
+        <daemon hostname <one-shot ["${pkgs.nettools}/bin/hostname" "${config.networking.hostName}"]>>
       '';
 
       "syndicate/core/eudev.pr".text = let
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ with lib;
         '';
       in ''
         <require-service <daemon eudev>>
-        <daemon eudev ["/sbin/udevd", "--children-max=5"]>
+        <daemon eudev ["${pkgs.eudev}/bin/udevd" "--children-max=5"]>
 
         <require-service <daemon eudev-initial-scan>>
         <depends-on <daemon eudev-initial-scan> <service-state <daemon eudev> up>>
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ with lib;
     } // (builtins.listToAttrs (map (file: {
       name = "syndicate/boot/${file}";
       value.source =
-        "${pkgs.synit-pid1.src}packaging/packages/synit-config/files/etc/syndicate/boot/${file}";
+        "${pkgs.synit-pid1.src}/packaging/packages/synit-config/files/etc/syndicate/boot/${file}";
     }) [ "010-exec.pr" "010-milestone.pr" "010-service-state-up.pr" ]));
 
     environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [