diff --git a/modules/home/base.nix b/modules/home/base.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c438d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/home/base.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{ config, configFiles, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+with lib;
+
+{
+	options.myModules.home.user = mkOption {
+		description = "The username of the user for building paths";
+		type = types.str;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/modules/home/default.nix b/modules/home/default.nix
index b50ee95..d40ff32 100644
--- a/modules/home/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 {
 	imports = [
+		./base.nix
 		./fish.nix
 		./git.nix
 		./neovim.nix