diff --git a/_types/dns_object.nix b/_types/dns_object.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b7523e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_types/dns_object.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{lib, ...}:
+with lib; {
+  options = {
+    record = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+    };
+    r_type = mkOption {
+      type = types.enum ["A" "CNAME" "TXT" "PTR" "SRV" "MX"];
+    };
+    value = mkOption {
+      type = types.str;
+    };
+    server = mkOption {
+      description = "Core record for a server";
+      type = types.bool;
+      default = false;
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/applications/dns.nix b/applications/dns.nix
index 6b7bc6b..2ac25a5 100644
--- a/applications/dns.nix
+++ b/applications/dns.nix
@@ -316,28 +316,11 @@ in {
         };
       };
 
-      # mirrorred in ../config/dns.nix
       records = lib.mkOption {
         description = "Records, sorted based on therir type";
-        type = with lib.types;
-          listOf (submodule {
-            options = {
-              record = lib.mkOption {
-                type = str;
-              };
-              r_type = lib.mkOption {
-                type = enum ["A" "CNAME" "TXT" "PTR" "SRV" "MX"];
-              };
-              value = lib.mkOption {
-                type = str;
-              };
-              server = lib.mkOption {
-                description = "Core record for a server";
-                type = bool;
-                default = false;
-              };
-            };
-          });
+        type = lib.types.listOf (lib.types.submodule (import ../_types/dns_object.nix {
+          inherit lib;
+        }));
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/config/dns.nix b/config/dns.nix
index 991f058..c2306a7 100644
--- a/config/dns.nix
+++ b/config/dns.nix
@@ -5,27 +5,13 @@
   ];
 
   # this needs to mirror ../applications/dns.nix
-  options.skynet.records = lib.mkOption {
-    description = "Records, sorted based on therir type";
-    type = with lib.types;
-      listOf (submodule {
-        options = {
-          record = lib.mkOption {
-            type = str;
-          };
-          r_type = lib.mkOption {
-            type = enum ["A" "CNAME" "TXT" "PTR" "SRV" "MX"];
-          };
-          value = lib.mkOption {
-            type = str;
-          };
-          server = lib.mkOption {
-            description = "Core record for a server";
-            type = bool;
-            default = false;
-          };
-        };
-      });
+  options.skynet = {
+    records = lib.mkOption {
+      description = "Records, sorted based on therir type";
+      type = lib.types.listOf (lib.types.submodule (import ../_types/dns_object.nix {
+        inherit lib;
+      }));
+    };
   };
 
   config = {