diff --git a/home-manager/roles/mode-switching.nix b/home-manager/roles/mode-switching.nix
index 800ebc2e..757360a6 100644
--- a/home-manager/roles/mode-switching.nix
+++ b/home-manager/roles/mode-switching.nix
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ in
         say "Building ~/.modes for ${hostName}"
         nixPath <- myNixPath "${configPath}"
         setEnv "WITH_SECRETS" "false"
-        nix_build nixPath (params ++ remoteBuildParams) &!> StdOut |> nom
+        nom_build nixPath (params ++ remoteBuildParams)
         setEnv "WITH_SECRETS" "true"
-        nix_build nixPath params &!> StdOut |> nom
+        nom_build nixPath params
         activate_mode
     '';
     quickUpdateMode = pkgs.writeHaskellScript
diff --git a/lib/update-system.nix b/lib/update-system.nix
index f47f92ab..ec20263d 100644
--- a/lib/update-system.nix
+++ b/lib/update-system.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ in
         paths <- myNixPath "${configPath}"
         args <- getArgs
         setEnv "WITH_SECRETS" "false"
-        nix_build (paths ++ buildSystemParams ++ ["--no-out-link"] ++ remoteBuildParams ++ fmap toString args) &!> StdOut |> nom
+        nom_build (paths ++ buildSystemParams ++ ["--no-out-link"] ++ remoteBuildParams ++ fmap toString args)
         setEnv "WITH_SECRETS" "true"
         oldSystem <- readlink "-f" "/run/current-system" |> captureTrim
         nixos_rebuild (paths ++ ["switch"] ++ fmap toString args) &!> StdOut |> nom