diff --git a/applications/dns.nix b/applications/dns.nix
index 3ff2cd1..132868f 100644
--- a/applications/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns.nix
@@ -43,71 +43,73 @@ in {
           "193.1.100.131"
         ];
 
-        /*
-        put any other zones above skynet and link to their files like so:
+        zones = {
+          /*
+          put any other zones above skynet and link to their files like so:
 
-          example.ie = {
+            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 = "";
-            file = ./dns/example;
+            # really wish teh nixos config didnt use master/slave
             master = true;
-            masters = [];
+            masters = [ ];
             slaves = [ ];
+
+            file = ''
+            $TTL 60  ; 1 minute
+            ; hostmaster@skynet.ie is an email address that recieves stuff related to dns
+            @   IN SOA  ns1.skynet.ie. hostmaster.skynet.ie. (
+                  2023011701 ; Serial (YYYYMMDDCC)
+                  600        ; Refresh (10 minutes)
+                  300        ; Retry (5 minutes)
+                  2419200    ; Expire (4 weeks)
+                  3600       ; Minimum (1 hour)
+                )
+                NS  ns1.skynet.ie.
+                NS  ns2.skynet.ie.
+                ; @ stands for teh root domain so teh A record below is where skynet.ie points to
+                A   193.1.99.76
+                MX  5 mail.skynet.ie.
+
+                ; can have multiple mailserves
+                ;MX  20 mail2.skynet.ie.
+
+
+            ; ------------------------------------------
+            ; Server Names
+            ; ------------------------------------------
+
+            ; External addresses
+            ; ------------------------------------------
+            ${lib.strings.concatMapStrings (x: x + "\n") cfg.records.external}
+
+
+            ; this is fixed for now
+            wintermute      A       193.1.101.148
+
+
+            ; internal addresses
+            ; ------------------------------------------
+            ; May come back to this idea in teh future
+            ; agentjones.int  A       172.20.20.1
+
+
+            ; cname's
+            ; ------------------------------------------
+            ${lib.strings.concatMapStrings (x: x + "\n") cfg.records.cname}
+
+            '';
           };
-
-        Skynet is handled a bit more dynamically since it is the key one we should focus on
-        */
-
-        skynet.ie = {
-          extraConfig = "";
-          # really wish teh nixos config didnt use master/slave
-          master = true;
-          masters = [ ];
-          slaves = [ ];
-
-          file = ''
-          $TTL 60  ; 1 minute
-          ; hostmaster@skynet.ie is an email address that recieves stuff related to dns
-          @   IN SOA  ns1.skynet.ie. hostmaster.skynet.ie. (
-                2023011701 ; Serial (YYYYMMDDCC)
-                600        ; Refresh (10 minutes)
-                300        ; Retry (5 minutes)
-                2419200    ; Expire (4 weeks)
-                3600       ; Minimum (1 hour)
-              )
-              NS  ns1.skynet.ie.
-              NS  ns2.skynet.ie.
-              ; @ stands for teh root domain so teh A record below is where skynet.ie points to
-              A   193.1.99.76
-              MX  5 mail.skynet.ie.
-
-              ; can have multiple mailserves
-              ;MX  20 mail2.skynet.ie.
-
-
-          ; ------------------------------------------
-          ; Server Names
-          ; ------------------------------------------
-
-          ; External addresses
-          ; ------------------------------------------
-          ${lib.strings.concatMapStrings (x: x + "\n") cfg.records.external}
-
-
-          ; this is fixed for now
-          wintermute      A       193.1.101.148
-
-
-          ; internal addresses
-          ; ------------------------------------------
-          ; May come back to this idea in teh future
-          ; agentjones.int  A       172.20.20.1
-
-
-          ; cname's
-          ; ------------------------------------------
-          ${lib.strings.concatMapStrings (x: x + "\n") cfg.records.cname}
-
-          '';
         };
       };