diff --git a/home/modules/emacs/default.nix b/home/modules/emacs/default.nix
index f7cae79..4e74e75 100644
--- a/home/modules/emacs/default.nix
+++ b/home/modules/emacs/default.nix
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ in
     };
 
     home.activation.doomConfig = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter ["writeBoundary"] ''
-      if [ ! -L "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom" ]; then
-        rm -rf "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom"
-        ln -sf "${./doom}" "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom"
+      # Always remove and recreate the symlink to ensure it points to the source directory
+      rm -rf "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom"
+      ln -sf "${config.home.homeDirectory}/nixos-configs/home/modules/emacs/doom" "${config.xdg.configHome}/doom"
+      
+      # Run doom sync to apply any configuration changes
+      if command -v doom >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        doom sync
       fi
     '';
   };