diff --git a/programs/desktop/default.nix b/programs/desktop/default.nix
index 49973bb2..63c43f88 100644
--- a/programs/desktop/default.nix
+++ b/programs/desktop/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
       [ ];
 
   environment.plasma6.excludePackages = with pkgs.kdePackages; [
-    pkgs.elisa
+    elisa
+    kate
   ];
 
   networking.firewall.allowedTCPPortRanges = [
diff --git a/programs/desktop/home-manager.nix b/programs/desktop/home-manager.nix
index 80afe794..59b2ae8b 100644
--- a/programs/desktop/home-manager.nix
+++ b/programs/desktop/home-manager.nix
@@ -7,22 +7,14 @@
     ./games
     ./ims.nix
     ./audacious.nix
+    ./pim.nix
     "${nixos-config}/services/desktop"
   ];
   home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    kdePackages.kontact
-    kdePackages.kmail-account-wizard
-    kdePackages.kdepim-runtime
-    kdePackages.kdepim-addons
     kdePackages.kalk
     kdePackages.kalgebra
     kdePackages.filelight
     kdePackages.ffmpegthumbs
     kdePackages.dolphin-plugins
   ];
-
-  home.persistence.default.directories = [
-    ".local/share/akonadi"
-    ".local/share/kontact"
-  ];
 }
diff --git a/programs/desktop/pim.nix b/programs/desktop/pim.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8c44aba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/programs/desktop/pim.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{ pkgs, ... }:
+{
+  home.packages = with pkgs.kdePackages; [
+    kontact
+    kmail-account-wizard
+    kdepim-runtime
+    kdepim-addons
+  ];
+  home.persistence.default.directories = [
+    ".local/share/akonadi"
+    ".local/share/kontact"
+    ".local/share/akonadi_maildir_resource_0"
+    ".local/share/akgregator"
+  ];
+}