diff --git a/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix b/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix
index 32af38a..dbe3af4 100644
--- a/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix
+++ b/lib/devos/devosSystem.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, nixpkgs, self, inputs, ... }:
+{ lib, nixpkgs, userSelf, inputs, ... }:
 
 { modules, ... } @ args:
 lib.nixosSystem (args // {
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ lib.nixosSystem (args // {
 
               isoImage.isoBaseName = "nixos-" + config.networking.hostName;
               isoImage.contents = [{
-                source = self;
+                source = userSelf;
                 target = "/devos/";
               }];
               isoImage.storeContents = [
-                self.devShell.${config.nixpkgs.system}
+                userSelf.devShell.${config.nixpkgs.system}
                 # include also closures that are "switched off" by the
                 # above profile filter on the local config attribute
                 fullHostConfig.system.build.toplevel
diff --git a/lib/devos/mkHomeConfigurations.nix b/lib/devos/mkHomeConfigurations.nix
index 490975a..5d39cdd 100644
--- a/lib/devos/mkHomeConfigurations.nix
+++ b/lib/devos/mkHomeConfigurations.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, self, ... }:
+{ lib, userSelf, ... }:
 
 with lib;
 let
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ let
     mapAttrs' (user: v: nameValuePair "${user}@${host}" v.home)
       config.config.system.build.homes;
 
-  hmConfigs = mapAttrs mkHomes self.nixosConfigurations;
+  hmConfigs = mapAttrs mkHomes userSelf.nixosConfigurations;
 
 in
 foldl recursiveUpdate { } (attrValues hmConfigs)
diff --git a/lib/devos/mkHosts.nix b/lib/devos/mkHosts.nix
index 984e70c..1bc6bf9 100644
--- a/lib/devos/mkHosts.nix
+++ b/lib/devos/mkHosts.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, dev, nixpkgs, inputs, self, ... }:
+{ lib, dev, nixpkgs, inputs, userSelf, ... }:
 
 { dir, extern, suites, overrides, multiPkgs, ... }:
 let
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ let
         useUserPackages = true;
 
         extraSpecialArgs = extern.userSpecialArgs // { suites = suites.user; };
-        sharedModules = extern.userModules ++ (builtins.attrValues self.homeModules);
+        sharedModules = extern.userModules ++ (builtins.attrValues userSelf.homeModules);
       };
       users.mutableUsers = lib.mkDefault false;
 
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ let
 
       nix.nixPath = [
         "nixpkgs=${nixpkgs}"
-        "nixos-config=${self}/compat/nixos"
+        "nixos-config=${userSelf}/compat/nixos"
         "home-manager=${inputs.home}"
       ];
 
       nixpkgs.pkgs = lib.mkDefault multiPkgs.${config.nixpkgs.system};
 
       nix.registry = {
-        devos.flake = self;
+        devos.flake = userSelf;
         nixos.flake = nixpkgs;
         override.flake = inputs.override;
       };
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ let
         }
       '';
 
-      system.configurationRevision = lib.mkIf (self ? rev) self.rev;
+      system.configurationRevision = lib.mkIf (userSelf ? rev) userSelf.rev;
     };
 
     # Everything in `./modules/list.nix`.
-    flakeModules = { imports = builtins.attrValues self.nixosModules ++ extern.modules; };
+    flakeModules = { imports = builtins.attrValues userSelf.nixosModules ++ extern.modules; };
 
     cachix = ../../cachix.nix;
   };
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ let
         networking = { inherit hostName; };
 
         _module.args = {
-          inherit self;
+          self = userSelf;
           hosts = builtins.mapAttrs (_: host: host.config)
             (removeAttrs hosts [ hostName ]);
         };
diff --git a/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix b/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix
index a876ea0..1b3404a 100644
--- a/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix
+++ b/lib/devos/mkPackages.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{ lib, dev, self, ... }:
+{ lib, dev, userSelf, ... }:
 
 { pkgs }:
 let
-  inherit (self) overlay overlays;
+  inherit (userSelf) overlay overlays;
   packagesNames = lib.attrNames (overlay null null)
     ++ lib.attrNames (dev.concatAttrs
     (lib.attrValues
diff --git a/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix b/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix
index 260e97b..d2d07db 100644
--- a/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix
+++ b/lib/devos/mkPkgs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, dev, nixpkgs, self, inputs, ... }:
+{ lib, dev, nixpkgs, userSelf, inputs, ... }:
 
 { extern, overrides }:
 (inputs.utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
           });
         })
         (overridesOverlay overridePkgs)
-        self.overlay
+        userSelf.overlay
       ]
       ++ extern.overlays
-      ++ (lib.attrValues self.overlays);
+      ++ (lib.attrValues userSelf.overlays);
     in
     { pkgs = dev.os.pkgImport nixpkgs overlays system; }
   )
diff --git a/lib/mkFlake/default.nix b/lib/mkFlake/default.nix
index 916e349..6fdca16 100644
--- a/lib/mkFlake/default.nix
+++ b/lib/mkFlake/default.nix
@@ -7,13 +7,15 @@ in
 _: { self, ... } @ args:
 let
 
+  userSelf = self;
+
   cfg = (dev.mkFlake.evalOldArgs { inherit args; }).config;
 
   multiPkgs = os.mkPkgs { inherit (cfg) extern overrides; };
 
   outputs = {
     nixosConfigurations = os.mkHosts {
-      inherit self multiPkgs;
+      inherit userSelf multiPkgs;
       inherit (cfg) extern suites overrides;
       dir = cfg.hosts;
     };
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ let
     overlay = cfg.packages;
     inherit (cfg) overlays;
 
-    deploy.nodes = os.mkNodes deploy self.nixosConfigurations;
+    deploy.nodes = os.mkNodes deploy userSelf.nixosConfigurations;
   };
 
   systemOutputs = utils.lib.eachDefaultSystem (system:
@@ -39,9 +41,9 @@ let
     in
     {
       checks = pkgs-lib.tests.mkChecks {
-        inherit (self.deploy) nodes;
-        hosts = self.nixosConfigurations;
-        homes = self.homeConfigurations;
+        inherit (userSelf.deploy) nodes;
+        hosts = userSelf.nixosConfigurations;
+        homes = userSelf.homeConfigurations;
       };
 
       inherit legacyPackages;
diff --git a/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix b/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
index ac3d0c8..ad866ea 100644
--- a/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
+++ b/lib/mkFlake/evalArgs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ self, dev, lib, inputs, utils, ... }:
+{ userSelf, dev, lib, inputs, utils, ... }:
 
 { args }:
 let
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ let
           };
           profiles = mkOption {
             type = path;
-            default = "${self}/profiles";
-            defaultText = "\${self}/profiles";
+            default = "${userSelf}/profiles";
+            defaultText = "\${userSelf}/profiles";
             apply = x: os.mkProfileAttrs (toString x);
             description = "path to profiles folder that can be collected into suites";
           };
diff --git a/lib/mkFlake/evalOldArgs.nix b/lib/mkFlake/evalOldArgs.nix
index ef9360a..f728b48 100644
--- a/lib/mkFlake/evalOldArgs.nix
+++ b/lib/mkFlake/evalOldArgs.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ self, dev, lib, inputs, ... }:
+{ userSelf, dev, lib, inputs, ... }:
 
 { args }:
 let
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ let
         };
         hosts = mkOption {
           type = path;
-          default = "${self}/hosts";
-          defaultText = "\${self}/hosts";
+          default = "${userSelf}/hosts";
+          defaultText = "\${userSelf}/hosts";
           apply = toString;
           description = ''
             Path to directory containing host configurations that will be exported
@@ -64,15 +64,15 @@ let
         };
         profiles = mkOption {
           type = path;
-          default = "${self}/profiles";
-          defaultText = "\${self}/profiles";
+          default = "${userSelf}/profiles";
+          defaultText = "\${userSelf}/profiles";
           apply = x: os.mkProfileAttrs (toString x);
           description = "path to profiles folder that can be collected into suites";
         };
         userProfiles = mkOption {
           type = path;
-          default = "${self}/users/profiles";
-          defaultText = "\${self}/users/profiles";
+          default = "${userSelf}/users/profiles";
+          defaultText = "\${userSelf}/users/profiles";
           apply = x: os.mkProfileAttrs (toString x);
           description = "path to user profiles folder that can be collected into userSuites";
         };
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ let
           };
         users = mkOption {
           type = path;
-          default = "${self}/users";
-          defaultText = "\${self}/users";
+          default = "${userSelf}/users";
+          defaultText = "\${userSelf}/users";
           apply = x: os.mkProfileAttrs (toString x);
           description = ''
             path to folder containing profiles that define system users
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ let
               { modules = []; overlays = []; specialArgs = []; userModules = []; userSpecialArgs = []; }
             '';
             # So unneeded extern attributes can safely be deleted
-            apply = x: defaults // (x { inputs = inputs // self.inputs; });
+            apply = x: defaults // (x { inputs = inputs // userSelf.inputs; });
             description = ''
-              Function with argument 'inputs' that contains all devos and ''${self}'s inputs.
+              Function with argument 'inputs' that contains all devos and ''${userSelf}'s inputs.
               The function should return an attribute set with modules, overlays, and
               specialArgs to be included across nixos and home manager configurations.
               Only attributes that are used should be returned.
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ let
           };
         overlays = mkOption {
           type = path;
-          default = "${self}/overlays";
-          defaultText = "\${self}/overlays";
+          default = "${userSelf}/overlays";
+          defaultText = "\${userSelf}/overlays";
           apply = x: dev.pathsToImportedAttrs (dev.pathsIn (toString x));
           description = ''
             path to folder containing overlays which will be applied to pkgs and exported in