diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
index 014ae9da8bd..1d5e333eee9 100644
--- a/system/options.nix
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -1688,23 +1688,6 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    disnix = {
-      enable = mkOption {
-        default = false;
-        description = "Whether to enable Disnix";
-      };
-      
-      activateHook = mkOption {
-        default = "";
-        description = "Custom script or executable that activates services through Disnix";
-      };
-
-      deactivateHook = mkOption {
-        default = "";
-        description = "Custom script or executable that deactivates services through Disnix";
-      };      
-    };
-    
     httpd = {
     
       enable = mkOption {
@@ -3128,6 +3111,7 @@ root        ALL=(ALL) SETENV: ALL
     (import ../upstart-jobs/pcmcia.nix)
 
     # services
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/disnix.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/cron.nix)
     (import ../upstart-jobs/cron/locate.nix)
   ];
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/default.nix b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
index fce6b2520b3..50f937e9ffa 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/default.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/default.nix
@@ -448,12 +448,6 @@ let
       inherit config pkgs;
     })
 
-  # Disnix server
-  ++ optional config.services.disnix.enable
-    (import ../upstart-jobs/disnix.nix {
-      inherit config pkgs;
-    })
-
   # Handles the reboot/halt events.
   ++ (map
     (event: makeJob (import ../upstart-jobs/halt.nix {
diff --git a/upstart-jobs/disnix.nix b/upstart-jobs/disnix.nix
index 2f64afbc4b9..1d387d93b6d 100644
--- a/upstart-jobs/disnix.nix
+++ b/upstart-jobs/disnix.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,37 @@
-args: with args;
+# Disnix server
+{config, pkgs}:
 
+###### interface
 let
+  inherit (pkgs.lib) mkOption;
 
-cfg = config.services.disnix;
+  options = {
+    services = {
+      disnix = {
+        enable = mkOption {
+          default = false;
+          description = "Whether to enable Disnix";
+        };
+        
+        activateHook = mkOption {
+          default = "";
+          description = "Custom script or executable that activates services through Disnix";
+        };
 
+        deactivateHook = mkOption {
+          default = "";
+          description = "Custom script or executable that deactivates services through Disnix";
+        };
+      };
+    };
+  };
 in
-{
+
+###### implementation
+let
+  cfg = config.services.disnix;
+
+  job = {
     name = "disnix";
         
     job = ''
@@ -21,4 +47,16 @@ in
       
       respawn ${pkgs.bash}/bin/sh -c 'export PATH=/var/run/current-system/sw/bin:$PATH; export HOME=/root; export DISNIX_ACTIVATE_HOOK=${cfg.activateHook}; export DISNIX_DEACTIVATE_HOOK=${cfg.deactivateHook}; ${pkgs.disnix}/bin/disnix-service'
     '';
+  };
+in
+
+{
+  require = [
+    (import ../upstart-jobs/default.nix)
+    options
+  ];
+
+  services = {
+    extraJobs = pkgs.lib.optional cfg.enable job;
+  };
 }