diff --git a/clanServices/tor/default.nix b/clanServices/tor/default.nix
index 156c9e563..bdcb2aa7a 100644
--- a/clanServices/tor/default.nix
+++ b/clanServices/tor/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,29 @@
     "Network"
   ];
 
-  roles.default = {
+  roles.client = {
+    perInstance =
+      {
+        ...
+      }:
+      {
+        nixosModule =
+          {
+            ...
+          }:
+          {
+            config = {
+              services.tor = {
+                enable = true;
+                torsocks.enable = true;
+                client.enable = true;
+              };
+            };
+          };
+      };
+  };
+
+  roles.server = {
     # interface =
     #   { lib, ... }:
     #   {
@@ -42,7 +64,7 @@
               generator = "tor_${instanceName}";
               file = "hostname";
             };
-          }) roles.default.machines;
+          }) roles.server.machines;
         };
         nixosModule =
           {
@@ -54,8 +76,6 @@
             config = {
               services.tor = {
                 enable = true;
-                torsocks.enable = true;
-                client.enable = true;
                 relay.onionServices."clan_${instanceName}" = {
                   version = 3;
                   # TODO get ports from instance machine config
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/network/network.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/network/network.py
index 26901b239..477aaed4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/network/network.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_lib/network/network.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import logging
+import textwrap
 import time
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from functools import cached_property
 from typing import Any
 
-from clan_cli.vars.generate import run_generators
 from clan_cli.vars.get import get_machine_var
 from clan_lib.errors import ClanError
 from clan_lib.flake import Flake
@@ -35,15 +35,16 @@ class Peer:
                 f"{generator}/{_var['file']}",
             )
             if not var.exists:
-                for _ in range(3):
-                    res = run_generators(
-                        machine_name=machine_name,
-                        generators=[generator],
-                        all_prompt_values={},
-                        base_dir=self.flake.path,
-                    )
-                    if res:
-                        break
+                msg = (
+                    textwrap.dedent(f"""
+                It looks like you added a networking module to your machine, but forgot
+                to deploy your changes. Please run "clan machines update {machine_name}"
+                so that the appropriate vars are generated and deployed properly.
+                """)
+                    .rstrip("\n")
+                    .lstrip("\n")
+                )
+                raise ClanError(msg)
             return var.value.decode()
         msg = f"Unknown Var Type {self._host}"
         raise ClanError(msg)
@@ -77,14 +78,6 @@ class NetworkTechnologyBase(ABC):
                 return None
         return None
 
-    def __str__(self) -> str:
-        """Return a VSCode-clickable string representation."""
-        return f"{self.source.file_path}:{self.source.line_number}"
-
-    def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        """Return a detailed representation with VSCode-clickable path."""
-        return f"<{self.__class__.__name__} at {self.source.file_path}:{self.source.line_number}>"
-
 
 @dataclass(frozen=True)
 class Network:
@@ -145,8 +138,9 @@ def get_network_overview(networks: dict[str, Network]) -> dict:
         result[network_name]["status"] = None
         result[network_name]["peers"] = {}
         network_online = False
-        log.debug(f"Using network module: {network.module}")
-        if network.module.is_running():
+        module = network.module
+        log.debug(f"Using network module: {module}")
+        if module.is_running():
             result[network_name]["status"] = True
             network_online = True
         for peer_name in network.peers: