diff --git a/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix b/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix
index 7b6272ab..89579066 100644
--- a/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/lavaridge/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
       ../../users/aly.nix
       ./hardware-configuration.nix # Include the results of the hardware scan.
       # ../../modules/gnome
+      # ../../modules/gnome/fingerprint.nix
       # ../../modules/gnome/fractional_scaling.nix
     ];
 
@@ -26,29 +27,6 @@
 
   networking.hostName = "lavaridge"; # Define your hostname.
 
-  # Need to change the order pam loads its modules
-  # to get proper fingerprint behavior on GDM and the lockscreen.
-  security.pam.services.login.fprintAuth = false;
-  security.pam.services.gdm-fingerprint = lib.mkIf (config.services.fprintd.enable) {
-    text = ''
-      auth       required                    pam_shells.so
-      auth       requisite                   pam_nologin.so
-      auth       requisite                   pam_faillock.so      preauth
-      auth       required                    ${pkgs.fprintd}/lib/security/pam_fprintd.so
-      auth       optional                    pam_permit.so
-      auth       required                    pam_env.so
-      auth       [success=ok default=1]      ${pkgs.gnome.gdm}/lib/security/pam_gdm.so
-      auth       optional                    ${pkgs.gnome.gnome-keyring}/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so
-
-      account    include                     login
-
-      password   required                    pam_deny.so
-
-      session    include                     login
-      session    optional                    ${pkgs.gnome.gnome-keyring}/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start
-    '';
-  };
-
   services.fwupd.enable = true;
   # # we need fwupd 1.9.7 to downgrade the fingerprint sensor firmware
   # services.fwupd.package = (import (builtins.fetchTarball {
diff --git a/modules/gnome/fingerprint.nix b/modules/gnome/fingerprint.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5baf5ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/gnome/fingerprint.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+    # Need to change the order pam loads its modules
+    # to get proper fingerprint behavior on GDM and the lockscreen.
+    security.pam.services.login.fprintAuth = false;
+    security.pam.services.gdm-fingerprint = lib.mkIf (config.services.fprintd.enable) {
+    text = ''
+        auth       required                    pam_shells.so
+        auth       requisite                   pam_nologin.so
+        auth       requisite                   pam_faillock.so      preauth
+        auth       required                    ${pkgs.fprintd}/lib/security/pam_fprintd.so
+        auth       optional                    pam_permit.so
+        auth       required                    pam_env.so
+        auth       [success=ok default=1]      ${pkgs.gnome.gdm}/lib/security/pam_gdm.so
+        auth       optional                    ${pkgs.gnome.gnome-keyring}/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so
+
+        account    include                     login
+
+        password   required                    pam_deny.so
+
+        session    include                     login
+        session    optional                    ${pkgs.gnome.gnome-keyring}/lib/security/pam_gnome_keyring.so auto_start
+    '';
+    };
+}
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