diff --git a/applications/dns.nix b/applications/dns.nix
index f6a2ad7..df6afe6 100644
--- a/applications/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns.nix
@@ -125,6 +125,57 @@ let
   # small function to tidy up the spam of the cache networks, would use teh subnet except all external traffic has the ip of teh router
   create_cache_networks = (map (x: "193.1.99.${toString x}/32" ) (lib.lists.range 71 126) );
 
+  # standard function to create the etc file, pass in the text and domain and it makes it
+  create_entry_etc = domain: text:  {
+    # Creates /etc/skynet/dns/domain
+
+    "skynet/dns/${domain}" = {
+      user = "named";
+      group = "named";
+
+      # The UNIX file mode bits
+      mode = "0644";
+
+      text = text;
+    };
+  };
+
+  create_entry_zone = (domain: extraConfig: {
+     "${domain}" = {
+       extraConfig = ''
+         ${extraConfig}
+         // for bumping the config
+         // ${current_date}
+         '';
+       # really wish teh nixos config didnt use master/slave
+       master = cfg.primary;
+       masters = primaries;
+       slaves = secondaries;
+       # need to write this to a file
+       # using the date in it so it will trigger a restart
+       file = "/etc/skynet/dns/${domain}";
+       # no leading whitespace for first line
+     };
+  });
+
+  text = {
+    owned = domain: get_config_file domain;
+  };
+
+  extraConfig = {
+    owned =
+      if cfg.primary then
+        ''
+        allow-update { key rfc2136key.skynet.ie.; };
+
+        dnssec-policy default;
+        inline-signing yes;
+        ''
+      else
+        "";
+
+  };
+
 in {
   options = {
     skynet_dns = {
@@ -266,63 +317,12 @@ in {
         */
      ] ++ create_cache_networks;
 
-      zones = {
-        /*
-        put any other zones above skynet and link to their files like so:
+      zones =
 
-          example.ie = {
-            extraConfig = "";
-            file = ./dns/example;
-            master = true;
-            masters = [];
-            slaves = [ ];
-          };
-
-        Skynet is handled a bit more dynamically since it is the key one we should focus on
-        */
-
-        "skynet.ie" = {
-          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_skynet.ie";
-          # no leading whitespace for first line
-
-        };
-
-        "csn.ul.ie" = {
-          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_csn.ul.ie";
-          # no leading whitespace for first line
-
-        };
+      (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.; };
@@ -385,39 +385,21 @@ in {
           # no leading whitespace for first line
 
         };
-
       };
     };
 
     # creates a folder in /etc for the dns to use
     users.users.named = {
       createHome = true;
-      home = "/etc/dns_custom";
+      home = "/etc/skynet/dns";
     };
 
-    environment.etc = {
-      # Creates /etc/dns_custom/dns_zone_skynet
+    environment.etc =
 
-      "dns_custom/dns_zone_skynet.ie" = {
-        user = "named";
-        group = "named";
-
-        # The UNIX file mode bits
-        mode = "0644";
-
-        text = get_config_file "skynet.ie";
-      };
-
-      "dns_custom/dns_zone_csn.ul.ie" = {
-        user = "named";
-        group = "named";
-
-        # The UNIX file mode bits
-        mode = "0644";
-
-        text = get_config_file "csn.ul.ie";
-      };
+    (create_entry_etc "csn.ul.ie" (text.owned "csn.ul.ie")) //
+    (create_entry_etc "skynet.ie" (text.owned "skynet.ie")) //
 
+    {
       "dns_custom/dns_zone_99.1.193.in-addr.arpa" = {
         user = "named";
         group = "named";