diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 7a0b02c..e5b0a02 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   in {
     # Home-Manager modules — import in nixos-config via:
     #   imports = [ inputs.m3ta-home.homeManagerModules.default ];
-    homeManagerModules = import ./modules inputs;
+    homeManagerModules = import ./modules { inherit inputs; selfPath = self.outPath; };
 
     # Library functions — use in nixos-config via:
     #   m3ta-lib = inputs.m3ta-home.lib;
diff --git a/modules/default.nix b/modules/default.nix
index f662a1e..67b4380 100644
--- a/modules/default.nix
+++ b/modules/default.nix
@@ -5,17 +5,17 @@
 #
 # Individual modules declare their own options (mkEnableOption etc.)
 # and are activated by mkHome's import mechanism.
-inputs: let
+{
+  inputs,
+  selfPath,
+}: let
   lib = inputs.nixpkgs.lib;
-
-  # Collect all .nix files recursively from a directory
-  collectModules = dir:
-    builtins.filterSource (path: _type:
-      lib.hasSuffix ".nix" (builtins.baseNameOf path))
-    dir;
 in {
   default = {
     imports = [
+      # Paths — must be first, provides m3ta-home.paths.srcRoot
+      ./paths.nix
+
       # Profiles
       ./../profiles/base
       ./../profiles/contexts/desktop
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ in {
       ./../users/m3tam3re/identities/private.nix
       ./../users/m3tam3re/identities/work.nix
     ];
+
+    # Set the source root for asset path resolution
+    m3ta-home.paths.srcRoot = selfPath;
   };
 }
diff --git a/modules/paths.nix b/modules/paths.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a580810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/paths.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# modules/paths.nix — Provides m3ta-home source paths for pure evaluation mode.
+#
+# Relative paths with ../.. break in the Nix store during pure evaluation.
+# This module exposes the flake source root so other modules can reference
+# assets via config.m3ta-home.paths.srcRoot.
+{lib, ...}: {
+  options.m3ta-home.paths = {
+    srcRoot = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.path;
+      description = "Root path of the m3ta-home flake source (set by flake.nix).";
+    };
+  };
+}
diff --git a/profiles/contexts/desktop/theme/wallpapers.nix b/profiles/contexts/desktop/theme/wallpapers.nix
index f6d4bd5..2be2657 100644
--- a/profiles/contexts/desktop/theme/wallpapers.nix
+++ b/profiles/contexts/desktop/theme/wallpapers.nix
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ in {
 
   config = mkIf cfg {
     xdg.configFile."hypr/wallpapers" = {
-      # Wallpapers stored in m3ta-home/assets/wallpapers/
-      source = ./../../../../assets/wallpapers;
+      # Use the flake source root for pure evaluation compatibility
+      source = "${config.m3ta-home.paths.srcRoot}/assets/wallpapers";
       recursive = true;
     };
   };