diff --git a/applications/dns.nix b/applications/dns.nix
index 64b0fe7..2a6ba7d 100644
--- a/applications/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns.nix
@@ -145,9 +145,13 @@ let
   # standard function to create the etc file, pass in the text and domain and it makes it
   create_entry_etc = domain: type:
     if type == "owned" then
-    create_entry_etc_sub domain (text.owned domain)
+      create_entry_etc_sub domain (text.owned domain)
+    else if type == "reverse" then
+      create_entry_etc_sub domain (text.reverse domain)
+    else if type == "old" then
+      create_entry_etc_sub domain (text.old domain)
     else
-    {};
+      {};
 
   create_entry_zone = (domain: extraConfig: {
      "${domain}" = {
@@ -169,6 +173,8 @@ let
 
   text = {
     owned = domain: get_config_file domain;
+    reverse = domain: get_config_file_rev domain;
+    old = domain: get_config_file_old_domains domain;
   };
 
   extraConfig = {
@@ -183,6 +189,10 @@ let
       else
         "";
 
+    # no extra config for reverse
+    reverse = "";
+
+    old = "";
   };
 
 in {
@@ -273,6 +283,26 @@ in {
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
+
+    services.bind.zones =
+      (create_entry_zone "csn.ul.ie" extraConfig.owned ) //
+      (create_entry_zone "skynet.ie" extraConfig.owned )//
+
+      (create_entry_zone "99.1.193.in-addr.arpa" extraConfig.reverse )//
+
+      (create_entry_zone "conradcollins.net" extraConfig.old )//
+      (create_entry_zone "edelharty.net" extraConfig.old );
+
+    environment.etc =
+      (create_entry_etc "csn.ul.ie" "owned") //
+      (create_entry_etc "skynet.ie" "owned") //
+
+      (create_entry_etc "99.1.193.in-addr.arpa" "reverse") //
+
+      (create_entry_etc "conradcollins.net" "old") //
+      (create_entry_etc "edelharty.net" "old");
+
+
     # secrets required
     age.secrets.dns_dnskeys = {
       file = ../secrets/dns_dnskeys.conf.age;
@@ -325,76 +355,6 @@ in {
         Now have a function for it
         */
      ] ++ create_cache_networks;
-
-      zones =
-
-      (create_entry_zone "csn.ul.ie" extraConfig.owned )//
-      (create_entry_zone "skynet.ie" extraConfig.owned )//
-
-      {
-        "99.1.193.in-addr.arpa"= {
-          extraConfig = ''
-            //allow-update { key rfc2136key.skynet.ie.; };
-
-            //dnssec-policy default;
-            //inline-signing yes;
-
-            // for bumping the config
-            // ${current_date}
-            '';
-          # really wish teh nixos config didnt use master/slave
-          master = cfg.primary;
-          masters = primaries;
-          slaves = secondaries;
-          # need to write this to a file
-          # using the date in it so it will trigger a restart
-          file = "/etc/dns_custom/dns_zone_99.1.193.in-addr.arpa";
-          # no leading whitespace for first line
-
-        };
-
-        "conradcollins.net" = {
-          extraConfig = if cfg.primary then ''
-            allow-update { key rfc2136key.skynet.ie.; };
-
-            dnssec-policy default;
-            inline-signing yes;
-
-            // for bumping the config
-            // ${current_date}
-          '' else "";
-          # really wish teh nixos config didnt use master/slave
-          master = cfg.primary;
-          masters = primaries;
-          slaves = secondaries;
-          # need to write this to a file
-          # using the date in it so it will trigger a restart
-          file = "/etc/dns_custom/dns_zone_conradcollins.net";
-          # no leading whitespace for first line
-
-        };
-
-        "edelharty.net" = {
-          extraConfig = if cfg.primary then ''
-            allow-update { key rfc2136key.skynet.ie.; };
-
-            dnssec-policy default;
-            inline-signing yes;
-
-            // for bumping the config
-            // ${current_date}
-          '' else "";
-          # really wish teh nixos config didnt use master/slave
-          master = cfg.primary;
-          masters = primaries;
-          slaves = secondaries;
-          # need to write this to a file
-          # using the date in it so it will trigger a restart
-          file = "/etc/dns_custom/dns_zone_edelharty.net";
-          # no leading whitespace for first line
-
-        };
-      };
     };
 
     # creates a folder in /etc for the dns to use
@@ -403,41 +363,5 @@ in {
       home = "/etc/skynet/dns";
     };
 
-    environment.etc =
-
-    (create_entry_etc "csn.ul.ie" "owned") //
-    (create_entry_etc "skynet.ie" "owned") //
-
-    {
-      "dns_custom/dns_zone_99.1.193.in-addr.arpa" = {
-        user = "named";
-        group = "named";
-
-        # The UNIX file mode bits
-        mode = "0644";
-
-        text = get_config_file_rev "skynet.ie";
-      };
-
-      "dns_custom/dns_zone_conradcollins.net" = {
-        user = "named";
-        group = "named";
-
-        # The UNIX file mode bits
-        mode = "0644";
-
-        text = get_config_file_old_domains "conradcollins.net";
-      };
-
-      "dns_custom/dns_zone_edelharty.net" = {
-        user = "named";
-        group = "named";
-
-        # The UNIX file mode bits
-        mode = "0644";
-
-        text = get_config_file_old_domains "edelharty.net";
-      };
-    };
   };
 }
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