diff --git a/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix b/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix
index d23e13f..2e0d051 100644
--- a/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix
+++ b/templates/nix-config/misc/mail.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ in
         from = config.email.fromAddress;
         user = config.email.smtpUsername;
         tls = true;
-        passwordeval = "${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/cat ${config.email.smtpPasswordPath}";
+        passwordeval = "\${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/cat \${config.email.smtpPasswordPath}";
       };
     };
   };