diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 073b9f3..98047af 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -34,11 +34,11 @@
         "stable": []
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751144689,
-        "narHash": "sha256-cgIntaqhcm62V1KU6GmrAGpHpahT4UExEWW2ryS02ZU=",
+        "lastModified": 1752287590,
+        "narHash": "sha256-U1IqFnxlgCRrPaeT5IGCdH0j9CNLPFcI/fRAidi0aDQ=",
         "owner": "zhaofengli",
         "repo": "colmena",
-        "rev": "3ceec72cfb396a8a8de5fe96a9d75a9ce88cc18e",
+        "rev": "d2beb694d54db653399b8597c0f6e15e20b26405",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@
       },
       "locked": {
         "dir": "pkgs/firefox-addons",
-        "lastModified": 1751256218,
-        "narHash": "sha256-WC1YSV4lFT41AaEhpiQZRuofe+2WLI9PNuuqgdRmjVM=",
+        "lastModified": 1752292998,
+        "narHash": "sha256-ybCnRdrK49s7xgsaWLuabM/FC5ociZrMkSmzNE119Os=",
         "owner": "rycee",
         "repo": "nur-expressions",
-        "rev": "fa40d85b15cbfb1a488ef9a119ff2d40a481c8da",
+        "rev": "bf437c46b2b92baa4a0d3341c27b25fcfa285ec0",
         "type": "gitlab"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@
         "nixpkgs-lib": "nixpkgs-lib"
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1749398372,
-        "narHash": "sha256-tYBdgS56eXYaWVW3fsnPQ/nFlgWi/Z2Ymhyu21zVM98=",
+        "lastModified": 1751413152,
+        "narHash": "sha256-Tyw1RjYEsp5scoigs1384gIg6e0GoBVjms4aXFfRssQ=",
         "owner": "hercules-ci",
         "repo": "flake-parts",
-        "rev": "9305fe4e5c2a6fcf5ba6a3ff155720fbe4076569",
+        "rev": "77826244401ea9de6e3bac47c2db46005e1f30b5",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -143,11 +143,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1750792728,
-        "narHash": "sha256-Lh3dopA8DdY+ZoaAJPrtkZOZaFEJGSYjOdAYYgOPgE4=",
+        "lastModified": 1752208517,
+        "narHash": "sha256-aRY1cYOdVdXdNjcL/Twpa27CknO7pVHxooPsBizDraE=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "366f00797b1efb70f2882d3da485e3c10fd3d557",
+        "rev": "c6a01e54af81b381695db796a43360bf6db5702f",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -164,11 +164,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751239699,
-        "narHash": "sha256-zA1uUdAq3c26fHm26xMWMuF5COhI18EzaH7az/P2OWM=",
+        "lastModified": 1752348734,
+        "narHash": "sha256-w3s5y+9Nn0oKUk6yS77YG1iRSizNStxqhEsgIlJKRtw=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "f6deff178cc4d6049d30785dbfc831e6c6e3a219",
+        "rev": "ea24675e4f4f4c494ccb04f6645db2a394d348ee",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751211869,
-        "narHash": "sha256-1Cu92i1KSPbhPCKxoiVG5qnoRiKTgR5CcGSRyLpOd7Y=",
+        "lastModified": 1752162966,
+        "narHash": "sha256-3MxxkU8ZXMHXcbFz7UE4M6qnIPTYGcE/7EMqlZNnVDE=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "b43c397f6c213918d6cfe6e3550abfe79b5d1c51",
+        "rev": "10e687235226880ed5e9f33f1ffa71fe60f2638a",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -230,11 +230,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-lib": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1748740939,
-        "narHash": "sha256-rQaysilft1aVMwF14xIdGS3sj1yHlI6oKQNBRTF40cc=",
+        "lastModified": 1751159883,
+        "narHash": "sha256-urW/Ylk9FIfvXfliA1ywh75yszAbiTEVgpPeinFyVZo=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixpkgs.lib",
-        "rev": "656a64127e9d791a334452c6b6606d17539476e2",
+        "rev": "14a40a1d7fb9afa4739275ac642ed7301a9ba1ab",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -245,11 +245,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-small": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751230698,
-        "narHash": "sha256-ANWE9dHPeACz3SIbUhbWZforTgfAvOS5Tg1l4yYa/B0=",
+        "lastModified": 1752244816,
+        "narHash": "sha256-xi2uQTCjKev5kzfhLFMrOoCPBYnePmvRWtpCVKP4o94=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "e410afb41ba16a2ceeaeff85c536d35f10bbbdcf",
+        "rev": "739c8f530a2c5e0b9eefc8019d201654264cb974",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -261,11 +261,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unstable": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751011381,
-        "narHash": "sha256-krGXKxvkBhnrSC/kGBmg5MyupUUT5R6IBCLEzx9jhMM=",
+        "lastModified": 1751984180,
+        "narHash": "sha256-LwWRsENAZJKUdD3SpLluwDmdXY9F45ZEgCb0X+xgOL0=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "30e2e2857ba47844aa71991daa6ed1fc678bcbb7",
+        "rev": "9807714d6944a957c2e036f84b0ff8caf9930bc0",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unstable-small": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751247197,
-        "narHash": "sha256-QSX8/v7sbRO/vX/1Cdb+ZI17bH+5EpnFi9OcfODNpgA=",
+        "lastModified": 1752298176,
+        "narHash": "sha256-wY7/8k5mJbljXxBUX1bDHFVUcMrWdrDT8FNDrcPwLbA=",
         "owner": "NixOS",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "cbb0f33478508488b2affe24a939dae57cb5a157",
+        "rev": "d3807bc34e7d086b4754e1c842505570e23f9d01",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -317,11 +317,11 @@
     "randomcat": {
       "flake": false,
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1751261560,
-        "narHash": "sha256-IrT1jAtRE1BiwEQtqU+PyvwnE08mrf8xeIdGxDIE2zs=",
+        "lastModified": 1752307483,
+        "narHash": "sha256-84dSpidztRZ7eY6bDdrt7616Za0qMHpiATI0nUHoH9U=",
         "owner": "randomnetcat",
         "repo": "nix-configs",
-        "rev": "09459a091c79ead8efe75735da4f784f272e0f48",
+        "rev": "8d3718931bbc5cd9bf6b4acfbbdd6925f119c179",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/services/actual.nix b/services/actual.nix
index 3a006ea..36a2d33 100644
--- a/services/actual.nix
+++ b/services/actual.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ config, lib, pkgs, inputs, ... }:
 
 let
   inherit (lib) mkIf mkOption mkEnableOption types;
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ in
 
     services.actual = {
       enable = true;
+      # nixos 25.05 is on actual-server 25.6.1 which contains an annoying bug
+      # nixpkgs maintainers declined to backport a newer version, so get this from unstable for now
+      # ref. https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/423541
+      package = (import inputs.nixpkgs-unstable-small { system = "x86_64-linux"; }).actual-server;
       settings.port = 5006;
     };
   };