diff --git a/nix/nixos-module/collectd.nix b/nix/nixos-module/collectd.nix
index 197f04b..29fb9e8 100644
--- a/nix/nixos-module/collectd.nix
+++ b/nix/nixos-module/collectd.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-{ hostName, config, lib, ... }:
+{ hostName, config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
 
 let
   hostRole = config.site.hosts.${hostName}.role;
   networkPort = 25826;
-  typesDb = builtins.toFile "types.db" ''
+  upstreamTypesDb = pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+    name = "types.db";
+    src = config.services.collectd.package.src;
+    phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" ];
+    installPhase = "cp src/types.db $out";
+  };
+  customTypesDb = builtins.toFile "types.db" ''
     stations                value:GAUGE:0:U
   '';
 in
@@ -13,7 +19,7 @@ in
     buildMinimalPackage = true;
 
     extraConfig = ''
-      TypesDB ${config.services.collectd.package.src}/src/types.db ${typesDb}
+      TypesDB ${upstreamTypesDb} ${customTypesDb}
     '';
 
     plugins = lib.mkMerge [ {