diff --git a/overlays/unstable_pkgs.nix b/overlays/unstable_pkgs.nix
index 74cfbe2..fcf609a 100644
--- a/overlays/unstable_pkgs.nix
+++ b/overlays/unstable_pkgs.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 self: super:
 let
-  unstable = import <nixos-unstable> {};
+  unstable = import (fetchTarball https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-unstable.tar.gz) {};
   unstable-jackett = import (super.fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "r-ryantm";
     repo = "nixpkgs";
diff --git a/systems/LoutreOS/services.nix b/systems/LoutreOS/services.nix
index 8f36cc2..2c4553d 100644
--- a/systems/LoutreOS/services.nix
+++ b/systems/LoutreOS/services.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ let
   max_port = 52348;
   musique_port = 52349;
 
-  unstable = import <nixos-unstable> {};
+  unstable = import (fetchTarball https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs-channels/archive/nixos-unstable.tar.gz) {};
 in
 
 {