diff --git a/modules/forgejo/default.nix b/modules/forgejo/default.nix
index 981dc46..7d7be8e 100644
--- a/modules/forgejo/default.nix
+++ b/modules/forgejo/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ let
   cfg = config.aether.forgejo;
   forgejo = config.services.forgejo;
   srv = forgejo.settings.server;
+
+  useSubdomain = !(builtins.isNull cfg.subdomain);
 in {
   imports = [ ./options.nix ];
 
@@ -33,15 +35,14 @@ in {
     database.user = forgejo.user;
 
     settings.server = {
-      DOMAIN = lib.optionalString (!(builtins.isNull cfg.subdomain)) "${cfg.subdomain}."
+      DOMAIN = lib.optionalString useSubdomain "${cfg.subdomain}."
                + config.aether.domain;
       ROOT_URL = "https://${srv.DOMAIN}/";
     };
   };
 
   systemd.tmpfiles.rules =
-    lib.optional
-      (!(builtins.isNull cfg.templates))
+    lib.optional useSubdomain
       "L+ ${cfg.stateDir}/custom/templates - - - - ${cfg.templates}";
 }
 // lib.mkIf cfg.createUser {