diff --git a/modules/features/mtls.nix b/modules/features/mtls.nix
index 063352e..e4e6478 100644
--- a/modules/features/mtls.nix
+++ b/modules/features/mtls.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ let
       description = "The Common Name, DNS Name, or IP address that will be set as the Subject Common Name for the certificate. If no Subject Alternative Names (SANs) are configured (via the --san flag) then the subject will be set as the only SAN.";
       type = lib.types.str;
     };
+    certDir = lib.mkOption {
+      description = "String path to the directory where the certs will be stored";
+      type = lib.types.str;
+    };
     keyFilename = lib.mkOption {
       description = "String filename for the private key";
       type = lib.types.str;
@@ -74,7 +78,7 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  mtlsGenerate = {
+  mkMtlsGenerateScript = {
     pkgs,
     subject,
     provisioner,
@@ -88,16 +92,23 @@ let
     stepCmd = lib.getExe pkgs.step-cli;
     sanArgs = lib.concatMapStringsSep " " (s: "--san \"${s}\"") san;
   in
-  (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "mtls-generate" ''
-    set -euo pipefail
-    ${stepCmd} ca certificate \
-      ${subject} ${tlsCert} ${tlsKey} \
-      --not-before=-5m --not-after=${lifetime} \
-      --provisioner ${provisioner} \
-      ${sanArgs} \
-      "$@"
-    cat ${tlsCert} ${tlsKey} > ${mtlsBundle}
-  '');
+    pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "mtls-generate" ''
+      set -euo pipefail
+      ${stepCmd} ca certificate \
+        ${subject} ${tlsCert} ${tlsKey} \
+        --not-before=-5m --not-after=${lifetime} \
+        --provisioner ${provisioner} \
+        ${sanArgs} \
+        "$@"
+      cat ${tlsCert} ${tlsKey} > ${mtlsBundle}
+    '';
+  
+  mkMtlsCheckScript = mtlsBundle: pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "mtls-check" ''
+    ${lib.getExe pkgs.openssl} x509 \
+    -noout -subject -issuer \
+    -ext subjectAltName,extendedKeyUsage \
+    -enddate -in ${mtlsBundle}
+  ''
 
   mkMtlsRenewScript = {
     pkgs,
@@ -238,26 +249,29 @@ in
   flake.modules.nixos.mtls = { config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
     let
       cfg = config.mtls;
-      certDir = "/etc/step/certs";
-      tlsKey = "${certDir}/${cfg.keyFilename}";
-      tlsCert = "${certDir}/${cfg.certFilename}";
-      mtlsBundle = "${certDir}/${cfg.bundleFilename}";
+      tlsKey = "${cfg.certDir}/${cfg.keyFilename}";
+      tlsCert = "${cfg.certDir}/${cfg.certFilename}";
+      mtlsBundle = "${cfg.certDir}/${cfg.bundleFilename}";
       sanArgs = lib.concatMapStringsSep " " (san: "--san \"${san}\"") cfg.san;
     in
     {
-      options.mtls = opts;
+      options.mtls = opts // {
+        certDir = lib.mkOption {
+          description = "String path to where the mtls certs will be stored.";
+          type = lib.types.str;
+          default = "/etc/step/certs";
+        };
+      };
+
       config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
         environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; lib.optionals cfg.enable [
-          (mtlsGenerate {
+          step-cli
+          (mkMtlsGenerateScript {
             inherit (cfg) subject provisioner san lifetime;
             inherit pkgs tlsCert tlsKey mtlsBundle;
           })
-          (writeShellScriptBin "mtls-check" ''
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.openssl} x509 \
-            -noout -subject -issuer \
-            -ext subjectAltName,extendedKeyUsage \
-            -enddate -in ${mtlsBundle}
-          '')
+          (mkMtlsCheckScript { inherit (cfg) mtlsBundle; })
+          (mkMtlsRenewScript { inherit pkgs tlsCert tlsKey mtlsBundle; })
         ];
 
         systemd.services.mtls-renew = lib.mkIf cfg.renew.enable (mkNixosMtlsRenewService {
@@ -284,23 +298,18 @@ in
         certDir = lib.mkOption {
           description = "String path to where the mtls certs will be stored.";
           type = lib.types.str;
-          default ="${config.home.homeDirectory}/.step/certs";
+          default = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.step/certs";
         };
       };
 
       config = {
         home.packages = with pkgs; lib.optionals cfg.enable [
           step-cli
-          (mtlsGenerate {
+          (mkMtlsGenerateScript {
             inherit (cfg) subject provisioner san lifetime;
             inherit pkgs tlsCert tlsKey mtlsBundle;
           })
-          (writeShellScriptBin "mtls-check" ''
-            ${lib.getExe pkgs.openssl} x509 \
-            -noout -subject -issuer \
-            -ext subjectAltName,extendedKeyUsage \
-            -enddate -in ${mtlsBundle}
-          '')
+          (mkMtlsCheckScript { inherit (cfg) mtlsBundle; })
           (mkMtlsRenewScript { inherit pkgs tlsCert tlsKey mtlsBundle; })
         ];