diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 15172e4f..853b9296 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -181,16 +181,22 @@
                 anyrun = inputs.anyrun;
                 wallpapers = inputs.wallpapers;
               };
-              users.${user} = {
+              users.${user} = let
+                username = user;
+                homeDirectory = "/home/${user}";
+              in {
                 imports =
                   [ ./home/shell/${shell}.nix ./hosts/${hostName}/home.nix ]
                   ++ homeModules;
-                home = {
-                  inherit stateVersion;
-                  username = user;
-                  homeDirectory = nixpkgs.lib.mkDefault "/home/${user}";
-                };
+                home = { inherit username homeDirectory stateVersion; };
                 programs.home-manager.enable = true;
+                xdg.userDirs = {
+                  enable = true;
+                  createDirectories = true;
+                  extraConfig = {
+                    XDG_PROJECTS_DIR = "${homeDirectory}/Projects";
+                  };
+                };
               };
             };
           };