diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix
index 839fa48d9a4..6be67a8b96f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/iwd.nix
@@ -23,12 +23,7 @@ in {
     systemd.packages = [ pkgs.iwd ];
 
     systemd.services.iwd.wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-
-    systemd.tmpfiles.rules = [
-      "d /var/lib/iwd 0700 root root -"
-      "d /var/lib/ead 0700 root root -"
-    ];
   };
 
-  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mic92 ];
+  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mic92 dtzWill ];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
index 5cbddac82f0..e811dc1bc38 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ell/default.nix
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ell";
-  version = "0.27";
+  version = "0.28";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
 
   src = fetchgit {
      url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/${pname}/${pname}.git";
      rev = version;
-     sha256 = "0pr9c4h535ggj54zfah9m3wziiwlig7r1hxpfx16s2s11ylrl9gd";
+     sha256 = "1am3ghji271364vmf2w5sxskvlhh4r2mwakza7vjjph16cvsv6a7";
   };
 
   patches = [
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
index 8e1bbd374cf..f6e98b047df 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/iwd/default.nix
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@
 , coreutils
 , docutils
 , readline
+, openssl
 , python3Packages
-, systemd
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "iwd";
-  version = "1.4";
+  version = "1.5";
 
   src = fetchgit {
     url = https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/wireless/iwd.git;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "13sig2lbiyi4x74ag37gvdqx5w18w6hmq9hc1ir4a1cqqf50v61v";
+    sha256 = "09viyfv5j2rl6ly52b2xlc2zbmb6i22dv89jc6823bzdjjimkrg6";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ell
     python3Packages.python
     readline
-    systemd
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [ openssl ];
+
   pythonPath = [
     python3Packages.dbus-python
     python3Packages.pygobject3
@@ -55,6 +56,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     patchShebangs .
   '';
 
+  doCheck = true;
+
   postInstall = ''
     cp -a test/* $out/bin/
     mkdir -p $out/share