diff --git a/lib/utils.nix b/lib/utils.nix
index ae82ecac6a..bc16fa1288 100644
--- a/lib/utils.nix
+++ b/lib/utils.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 }:
 with lib;
 {
+  # Whether a string contains something other than whitespace
+  hasContent = str: (builtins.match "[[:space:]]*" str) == null;
+
   listToUnkeyedAttrs =
     list:
     builtins.listToAttrs (lib.lists.imap0 (idx: lib.nameValuePair "__unkeyed-${toString idx}") list);
diff --git a/modules/output.nix b/modules/output.nix
index 0cfdd5b7b6..39cd78c0ed 100644
--- a/modules/output.nix
+++ b/modules/output.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ lib, config, ... }:
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  helpers,
+  ...
+}:
 with lib;
 let
   pluginWithConfigType = types.submodule {
@@ -74,20 +79,30 @@ in
         "vim"
         "lua"
       ];
-      default = "lua";
+      default = if lib.hasSuffix ".vim" config.target then "vim" else "lua";
+      defaultText = lib.literalMD ''`"lua"` unless `config.target` ends with `".vim"`'';
       description = "Whether the generated file is a vim or a lua file";
+      readOnly = true;
     };
 
-    path = mkOption {
+    target = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
       description = "Path of the file relative to the config directory";
+      default = "init.lua";
     };
 
     content = mkOption {
-      type = types.str;
+      type = types.lines;
       description = "The content of the config file";
-      readOnly = true;
       visible = false;
+      # FIXME: can't be readOnly because we prefix it in top-level modules
+    };
+
+    finalConfig = mkOption {
+      type = types.package;
+      description = "The config file written as a derivation";
+      readOnly = true;
+      internal = true;
     };
 
     extraLuaPackages = mkOption {
@@ -97,29 +112,56 @@ in
     };
   };
 
+  imports = [ (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule [ "path" ] [ "target" ]) ];
+
   config =
     let
-      contentLua = ''
-        ${config.extraConfigLuaPre}
-        vim.cmd([[
-          ${config.extraConfigVim}
-        ]])
-        ${config.extraConfigLua}
-        ${config.extraConfigLuaPost}
-      '';
+      derivationName = "nvim-" + lib.replaceStrings [ "/" ] [ "-" ] config.target;
 
-      contentVim = ''
-        lua << EOF
-          ${config.extraConfigLuaPre}
-        EOF
-        ${config.extraConfigVim}
-        lua << EOF
-          ${config.extraConfigLua}
-          ${config.extraConfigLuaPost}
-        EOF
-      '';
+      writer = if config.type == "lua" then helpers.writeLua else pkgs.writeText;
+
+      concatConfig = parts: lib.concatStringsSep "\n" (lib.filter helpers.hasContent parts);
+
+      wrapConfig =
+        fn: parts:
+        let
+          s = concatConfig (toList parts);
+        in
+        optionalString (helpers.hasContent s) (fn s);
+
+      contentLua = concatConfig [
+        config.extraConfigLuaPre
+        (wrapConfig (s: ''
+          vim.cmd([[
+            ${s}
+          ]])
+        '') config.extraConfigVim)
+        config.extraConfigLua
+        config.extraConfigLuaPost
+      ];
+
+      contentVim = concatConfig [
+        (wrapConfig (s: ''
+          lua << EOF
+            ${s}
+          EOF
+        '') config.extraConfigLuaPre)
+        config.extraConfigVim
+        (wrapConfig
+          (s: ''
+            lua << EOF
+              ${s}
+            EOF
+          '')
+          [
+            config.extraConfigLua
+            config.extraConfigLuaPost
+          ]
+        )
+      ];
     in
     {
       content = if config.type == "lua" then contentLua else contentVim;
+      finalConfig = writer derivationName config.content;
     };
 }
diff --git a/modules/top-level/files/default.nix b/modules/top-level/files/default.nix
index c8a3d24840..410181cb77 100644
--- a/modules/top-level/files/default.nix
+++ b/modules/top-level/files/default.nix
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ in
       extraFiles = lib.mkDerivedConfig options.files (
         lib.mapAttrs' (
           _: file: {
-            name = file.path;
-            value.source = file.plugin;
+            name = file.target;
+            value.source = file.finalConfig;
           }
         )
       );
diff --git a/modules/top-level/files/submodule.nix b/modules/top-level/files/submodule.nix
index d231cf6a87..3e9f025f75 100644
--- a/modules/top-level/files/submodule.nix
+++ b/modules/top-level/files/submodule.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,13 @@
+{ name, lib, ... }:
 {
-  name,
-  config,
-  lib,
-  helpers,
-  ...
-}:
-{
-  options = {
-    plugin = lib.mkOption {
-      type = lib.types.package;
-      description = "A derivation with the content of the file in it";
-      readOnly = true;
-      internal = true;
-    };
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRenamedOptionModule [
+      "plugin"
+      "finalConfig"
+    ])
+  ];
+
+  config = {
+    target = lib.mkDefault name;
   };
-  config =
-    let
-      derivationName = "nvim-" + lib.replaceStrings [ "/" ] [ "-" ] name;
-    in
-    {
-      path = lib.mkDefault name;
-      type = lib.mkDefault (if lib.hasSuffix ".vim" name then "vim" else "lua");
-      # No need to use mkDerivedConfig; this option is readOnly.
-      plugin = helpers.writeLua derivationName config.content;
-    };
 }
diff --git a/modules/top-level/output.nix b/modules/top-level/output.nix
index 268316fcb8..6c51e8d4f1 100644
--- a/modules/top-level/output.nix
+++ b/modules/top-level/output.nix
@@ -54,13 +54,6 @@ with lib;
       readOnly = true;
     };
 
-    initPath = mkOption {
-      type = types.str;
-      description = "The path to the `init.lua` file.";
-      readOnly = true;
-      visible = false;
-    };
-
     printInitPackage = mkOption {
       type = types.package;
       description = "A tool to show the content of the generated `init.lua` file.";
@@ -69,90 +62,69 @@ with lib;
     };
   };
 
+  imports = [
+    (lib.mkRemovedOptionModule [ "initPath" ] ''
+      Use `finalConfig' instead.
+    '')
+  ];
+
   config =
     let
-      defaultPlugin = {
-        plugin = null;
-        config = "";
-        optional = false;
+      neovimConfig = pkgs.neovimUtils.makeNeovimConfig {
+        inherit (config)
+          extraPython3Packages
+          extraLuaPackages
+          viAlias
+          vimAlias
+          withRuby
+          withNodeJs
+          ;
+        plugins = config.extraPlugins;
+        # We handle `customRC` ourselves, to position it after `extraConfigLuaPre`
       };
 
-      normalizedPlugins = map (
-        x: defaultPlugin // (if x ? plugin then x else { plugin = x; })
-      ) config.extraPlugins;
-
-      neovimConfig = pkgs.neovimUtils.makeNeovimConfig (
-        {
-          inherit (config)
-            extraPython3Packages
-            extraLuaPackages
-            viAlias
-            vimAlias
-            withRuby
-            withNodeJs
-            ;
-          # inherit customRC;
-          plugins = normalizedPlugins;
-        }
-        # Necessary to make sure the runtime path is set properly in NixOS 22.05,
-        # or more generally before the commit:
-        # cda1f8ae468 - neovim: pass packpath via the wrapper
-        // optionalAttrs (functionArgs pkgs.neovimUtils.makeNeovimConfig ? configure) {
-          configure.packages = {
-            nixvim = {
-              start = map (x: x.plugin) normalizedPlugins;
-              opt = [ ];
-            };
-          };
-        }
-      );
-
-      customRC =
-        let
-          hasContent = str: (builtins.match "[[:space:]]*" str) == null;
-        in
-        (optionalString (hasContent neovimConfig.neovimRcContent) ''
-          vim.cmd([[
-            ${neovimConfig.neovimRcContent}
-          ]])
-        '')
-        + config.content;
-
-      init = helpers.writeLua "init.lua" customRC;
-
       extraWrapperArgs = builtins.concatStringsSep " " (
         (optional (config.extraPackages != [ ]) ''--prefix PATH : "${makeBinPath config.extraPackages}"'')
-        ++ (optional config.wrapRc ''--add-flags -u --add-flags "${init}"'')
+        ++ (optional config.wrapRc ''--add-flags -u --add-flags "${config.finalConfig}"'')
       );
 
-      wrappedNeovim = pkgs.wrapNeovimUnstable config.package (
+      configPrefix =
+        if config.type == "lua" then
+          ''
+            vim.cmd([[
+              ${neovimConfig.neovimRcContent}
+            ]])
+          ''
+        else
+          neovimConfig.neovimRcContent;
+    in
+    {
+      content = lib.mkIf (helpers.hasContent neovimConfig.neovimRcContent) (lib.mkBefore configPrefix);
+
+      finalPackage = pkgs.wrapNeovimUnstable config.package (
         neovimConfig
         // {
           wrapperArgs = lib.escapeShellArgs neovimConfig.wrapperArgs + " " + extraWrapperArgs;
+          # We handle wrapRc ourselves so we can control how init.lua is written
           wrapRc = false;
         }
       );
-    in
-    {
-      type = lib.mkForce "lua";
-      finalPackage = wrappedNeovim;
-      initPath = "${init}";
 
       printInitPackage = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
         name = "nixvim-print-init";
         runtimeInputs = [ pkgs.bat ];
         text = ''
-          bat --language=lua "${init}"
+          bat --language=lua "${config.finalConfig}"
         '';
       };
 
-      extraConfigLuaPre = lib.optionalString config.wrapRc ''
+      extraConfigLuaPre = mkIf config.wrapRc ''
         -- Ignore the user lua configuration
         vim.opt.runtimepath:remove(vim.fn.stdpath('config'))              -- ~/.config/nvim
         vim.opt.runtimepath:remove(vim.fn.stdpath('config') .. "/after")  -- ~/.config/nvim/after
         vim.opt.runtimepath:remove(vim.fn.stdpath('data') .. "/site")     -- ~/.local/share/nvim/site
       '';
 
-      extraPlugins = if config.wrapRc then [ config.filesPlugin ] else [ ];
+      extraPlugins = mkIf config.wrapRc [ config.filesPlugin ];
     };
 }
diff --git a/wrappers/_shared.nix b/wrappers/_shared.nix
index 0aca2c6003..d9a6577eb0 100644
--- a/wrappers/_shared.nix
+++ b/wrappers/_shared.nix
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   filesOpt ? null,
   # Filepath prefix to apply to extraFiles
   filesPrefix ? "nvim/",
-  # Filepath to use when adding `cfg.initPath` to `filesOpt`
-  # Is prefixed with `filesPrefix`
-  initName ? "init.lua",
 }:
 {
   pkgs,
@@ -59,7 +56,7 @@ in
             ) extraFiles
           )
           // {
-            ${filesPrefix + initName}.source = cfg.initPath;
+            ${filesPrefix + cfg.target}.source = cfg.finalConfig;
           }
         )
       )
diff --git a/wrappers/modules/nixos.nix b/wrappers/modules/nixos.nix
index b65e5d73e9..8ae92c2f92 100644
--- a/wrappers/modules/nixos.nix
+++ b/wrappers/modules/nixos.nix
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@
 
   config = {
     wrapRc = lib.mkForce true;
+    target = lib.mkDefault "sysinit.lua";
   };
 }
diff --git a/wrappers/nixos.nix b/wrappers/nixos.nix
index 7ffe29cde1..630c80a57b 100644
--- a/wrappers/nixos.nix
+++ b/wrappers/nixos.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ in
         "environment"
         "etc"
       ];
-      initName = "sysinit.lua";
     })
   ];