diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix
index b60e70a45c51..5b9d3be524db 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ap/apx/package.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   installShellFiles,
   distrobox,
   podman,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 buildGoModule rec {
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ buildGoModule rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Vanilla-OS";
     repo = "apx";
-    rev = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${version}";
     hash = "sha256-60z6wbbXQp7MA5l7LP/mToZftX+nbcs2Mewg5jCFwFk=";
   };
 
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     podman
   ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+  ];
+
   ldflags = [
     "-s"
     "-w"
@@ -46,8 +51,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
     install -Dm444 README.md -t $out/share/docs/apx
     install -Dm444 COPYING.md $out/share/licenses/apx/LICENSE
 
-    # Create a temp writable home-dir so apx outputs completions without error
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     # apx command now works (for completions)
     # though complains "Error: no such file or directory"
     installShellCompletion --cmd apx \
@@ -56,12 +59,12 @@ buildGoModule rec {
       --zsh <($out/bin/apx completion zsh)
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Vanilla OS package manager";
     homepage = "https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/apx";
     changelog = "https://github.com/Vanilla-OS/apx/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       dit7ya
       chewblacka
     ];