diff --git a/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/homeserver.yaml b/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/homeserver.yaml
index bf3f239..afe2cf8 100644
--- a/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/homeserver.yaml
+++ b/bundles/matrix-synapse/files/homeserver.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-server_name: "${server_name}"
+server_name: ${server_name}
 pid_file: "/var/run/matrix-synapse.pid"
 public_baseurl: https://${baseurl}/
 use_presence: true
diff --git a/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py b/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py
index bbe9157..a525ee9 100644
--- a/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py
+++ b/bundles/matrix-synapse/items.py
@@ -12,11 +12,8 @@ files = {
     '/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.signing.key': {
         'content': repo.vault.decrypt_file('matrix-synapse/{}/homeserver_signing.key.vault'.format(node.name)),
     },
-}
-
-directories = {
     '/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d': {
-        'purge': True,
+        'delete': True,
     },
 }
 
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@ svc_systemd = {
     'matrix-synapse': {
         'needs': {
             'file:/etc/matrix-synapse/homeserver.yaml',
-            'directory:/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d',
+            'file:/etc/matrix-synapse/conf.d',
             'pkg_apt:matrix-synapse-py3',
         },
     },