diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
index 68b7e73bb..28658f926 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/flake.py
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class FlakeCacheEntry:
         self,
         value: str | float | dict[str, Any] | list[Any],
         selectors: list[Selector],
+        is_out_path: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         self.value: str | float | int | dict[str | int, FlakeCacheEntry]
         self.selector: Selector
@@ -75,14 +76,28 @@ class FlakeCacheEntry:
         else:
             self.selector = selectors[0]
 
-        if isinstance(value, dict):
+        if is_out_path:
+            if selectors != []:
+                msg = "Cannot index outPath"
+                raise ValueError(msg)
+            if not isinstance(value, str):
+                msg = "outPath must be a string"
+                raise ValueError(msg)
+            self.value = value
+
+        elif isinstance(value, dict):
             if isinstance(self.selector, set):
                 if not all(isinstance(v, str) for v in self.selector):
                     msg = "Cannot index dict with non-str set"
                     raise ValueError(msg)
             self.value = {}
             for key, value_ in value.items():
-                self.value[key] = FlakeCacheEntry(value_, selectors[1:])
+                if key == "outPath":
+                    self.value[key] = FlakeCacheEntry(
+                        value_, selectors[1:], is_out_path=True
+                    )
+                else:
+                    self.value[key] = FlakeCacheEntry(value_, selectors[1:])
 
         elif isinstance(value, list):
             if isinstance(self.selector, int):
@@ -111,6 +126,12 @@ class FlakeCacheEntry:
                 msg = f"expected integer selector or all for type list, but got {type(selectors[0])}"
                 raise TypeError(msg)
 
+        elif isinstance(value, str) and value.startswith("/nix/store/"):
+            self.value = {}
+            self.value["outPath"] = FlakeCacheEntry(
+                value, selectors[1:], is_out_path=True
+            )
+
         elif isinstance(value, (str | float | int)):
             self.value = value
 
@@ -214,6 +235,9 @@ class FlakeCacheEntry:
         else:
             selector = selectors[0]
 
+        if selectors == [] and isinstance(self.value, dict) and "outPath" in self.value:
+            return self.value["outPath"].value
+
         if isinstance(self.value, str | float | int):
             return self.value
         if isinstance(self.value, dict):
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
index 64b868c15..b04dfffac 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_flake_caching.py
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ from clan_cli.flake import Flake, FlakeCacheEntry
 from fixtures_flakes import ClanFlake
 
 
-@pytest.mark.with_core
-def test_flake_caching(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
+def test_select() -> None:
     testdict = {"x": {"y": [123, 345, 456], "z": "bla"}}
     test_cache = FlakeCacheEntry(testdict, [])
     assert test_cache["x"]["z"].value == "bla"
@@ -12,6 +11,16 @@ def test_flake_caching(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
     assert test_cache.select(["x", "y", 0]) == 123
     assert not test_cache.is_cached(["x", "z", 1])
 
+
+def test_out_path() -> None:
+    testdict = {"x": {"y": [123, 345, 456], "z": "/nix/store/bla"}}
+    test_cache = FlakeCacheEntry(testdict, [])
+    assert test_cache.select(["x", "z"]) == "/nix/store/bla"
+    assert test_cache.select(["x", "z", "outPath"]) == "/nix/store/bla"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.with_core
+def test_flake_caching(flake: ClanFlake) -> None:
     m1 = flake.machines["machine1"]
     m1["nixpkgs"]["hostPlatform"] = "x86_64-linux"
     flake.machines["machine2"] = m1.copy()