diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix
index 0c33045e2..018295a8e 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix
@@ -241,12 +241,30 @@ in
                       type = bool;
                       default = true;
                     };
+                    flakePath = lib.mkOption {
+                      description = ''
+                        The path to the file containing the content of the generated value.
+                        This will be set automatically
+                      '';
+                      type = nullOr str;
+                      default = null;
+                    };
                     path = lib.mkOption {
                       description = ''
                         The path to the file containing the content of the generated value.
                         This will be set automatically
                       '';
                       type = str;
+                      defaultText = ''
+                        builtins.path {
+                          name = "$${generator.config._module.args.name}_$${file.config._module.args.name}";
+                          path = file.config.inRepoPath;
+                        }
+                      '';
+                      default = builtins.path {
+                        name = "${generator.config._module.args.name}_${file.config._module.args.name}";
+                        path = file.config.flakePath;
+                      };
                     };
                     neededFor = lib.mkOption {
                       description = ''
diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/public/in_repo.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/public/in_repo.nix
index 5551d515c..676d67f56 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/public/in_repo.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/public/in_repo.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ in
   config.clan.core.vars.settings = mkIf (config.clan.core.vars.settings.publicStore == "in_repo") {
     publicModule = "clan_cli.vars.public_modules.in_repo";
     fileModule = file: {
-      path = mkIf (file.config.secret == false) (
+      flakePath = mkIf (file.config.secret == false) (
         if file.config.share then
           (
             config.clan.core.settings.directory
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ in
       );
       value = mkIf (file.config.secret == false) (
         # dynamically adjust priority to allow overriding with mkDefault in case the file is not found
-        if (pathExists file.config.path) then
+        if (pathExists file.config.flakePath) then
           # if the file is found it should have normal priority
-          readFile file.config.path
+          readFile file.config.flakePath
         else
           # if the file is not found, we want to downgrade the priority, to allow overriding via mkDefault
           mkOptionDefault (
diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/secret/sops/default.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/secret/sops/default.nix
index 51604e96d..79fd32531 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/secret/sops/default.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/secret/sops/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,10 @@ in
             mode
             neededForUsers
             ;
-          sopsFile = secretPath secret;
+          sopsFile = builtins.path {
+            name = "${secret.generator}_${secret.name}";
+            path = secretPath secret;
+          };
           format = "binary";
         };
       }) (builtins.filter (x: builtins.pathExists (secretPath x)) vars)
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_vars.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_vars.py
index a3549a2ec..ad51563f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_vars.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/tests/test_vars.py
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ def test_dynamic_invalidation(
     custom_nix.write_text(
         """
         { config, ... }: let
-            p = config.clan.core.vars.generators.my_generator.files.my_value.path;
+            p = config.clan.core.vars.generators.my_generator.files.my_value.flakePath;
         in {
             clan.core.vars.generators.dependent_generator.validation = if builtins.pathExists p then builtins.readFile p else null;
         }