2 files changed, 14 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default-elementary-dockitems.desktop b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default-elementary-dockitems.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 517a9457ae10..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default-elementary-dockitems.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Type=Application
-Name=Instantiate Default elementary dockitems
-Exec=@script@
-StartupNotify=false
-NoDisplay=true
-OnlyShowIn=Pantheon;
-X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=EarlyInitialization
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix
index 69a1efa3e9e9..a264af51c569 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/desktop/elementary-session-settings/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 , elementary-default-settings
 , elementary-settings-daemon
 , runtimeShell
+, writeText
 }:
 
 let
@@ -32,22 +33,28 @@ let
     #!${runtimeShell}
 
     elementary_default_settings="${elementary-default-settings}"
-    dock_items="$elementary_default_settings/share/elementary/config/plank/dock1/launchers"/*
+    dock_items="$elementary_default_settings/etc/skel/.config/plank/dock1/launchers"/*
 
     if [ ! -d "$HOME/.config/plank/dock1" ]; then
         echo "Instantiating default Plank Dockitems..."
 
-        mkdir -p $HOME/.config/plank/dock1/launchers
-        cp -r --no-preserve=mode,ownership $dock_items $HOME/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/
+        mkdir -p "$HOME/.config/plank/dock1/launchers"
+        cp -r --no-preserve=mode,ownership $dock_items "$HOME/.config/plank/dock1/launchers/"
     else
         echo "Plank Dockitems already instantiated"
     fi
   '';
 
-  dockitemAutostart = substituteAll {
-    src = ./default-elementary-dockitems.desktop;
-    script = dockitems-script;
-  };
+  dockitemAutostart = writeText "default-elementary-dockitems.desktop" ''
+    [Desktop Entry]
+    Type=Application
+    Name=Instantiate Default elementary dockitems
+    Exec=${dockitems-script}
+    StartupNotify=false
+    NoDisplay=true
+    OnlyShowIn=Pantheon;
+    X-GNOME-Autostart-Phase=EarlyInitialization
+  '';
 
   executable = writeScript "pantheon" ''
     export XDG_CONFIG_DIRS=${elementary-settings-daemon}/etc/xdg:${elementary-default-settings}/etc:$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS