diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index de6b1ba2..d9dfdf59 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -364,6 +364,22 @@
       }
     },
     "nixpkgs-stable_2": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1724098845,
+        "narHash": "sha256-D5HwjQw/02fuXbR4LCTo64koglP2j99hkDR79/3yLOE=",
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "f1bad50880bae73ff2d82fafc22010b4fc097a9c",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nixos",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.05",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
+    "nixpkgs-stable_3": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1721524707,
         "narHash": "sha256-5NctRsoE54N86nWd0psae70YSLfrOek3Kv1e8KoXe/0=",
@@ -379,22 +395,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-unstable": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1723991338,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Grh5PF0+gootJfOJFenTTxDTYPidA3V28dqJ/WV7iis=",
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "8a3354191c0d7144db9756a74755672387b702ba",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "nixos",
-        "ref": "nixos-unstable",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1723637854,
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
-        "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
+        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable_2",
         "rose-pine-hyprcursor": "rose-pine-hyprcursor",
         "sops-nix": "sops-nix"
       }
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@
         "nixpkgs": [
           "nixpkgs"
         ],
-        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable_2"
+        "nixpkgs-stable": "nixpkgs-stable_3"
       },
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1723501126,
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 69260bfb..41b6d274 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
   description = "Sako's NixOS Configuration";
 
   inputs = {
-    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"; # nixpkgs stable branch
-    nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"; # nixpkgs unstable branch
+    nixpkgs.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable"; # nixpkgs unstable branch
+    nixpkgs-stable.url = "github:nixos/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05"; # nixpkgs stable branch because some things break
     home-manager = {
       # this manages your dotfiles for the most part
       url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
diff --git a/overlays/default.nix b/overlays/default.nix
index b6b30608..7ec3c673 100644
--- a/overlays/default.nix
+++ b/overlays/default.nix
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@
     });
   };
 
-  # lmao when did i add this
-  # for a few packages
-  # access through pkgs.unstable
-  unstable-packages = final: _prev: {
-    unstable = import inputs.nixpkgs-unstable {
+  # incase something breaks
+  # access through pkgs.stable
+  stable-packages = final: _prev: {
+    stable = import inputs.nixpkgs-stable {
       system = final.system;
       config.allowUnfree = true;
     };