diff --git a/vanilla_first_setup/defaults/user.py b/vanilla_first_setup/defaults/user.py
index ff18e23..8c78b15 100644
--- a/vanilla_first_setup/defaults/user.py
+++ b/vanilla_first_setup/defaults/user.py
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ class VanillaDefaultUser(Adw.Bin):
     def get_finals(self):
         return {
             "vars": {
-                "create": True
+                "createUser": True
             },
             "funcs": [
                 {
-                    "if": "create",
+                    "if": "createUser",
                     "type": "command",
                     "commands": [
                         f"adduser --quiet --disabled-password --shell /bin/bash --gecos \"{self.fullname}\" {self.username}",
diff --git a/vanilla_first_setup/utils/processor.py b/vanilla_first_setup/utils/processor.py
index 75ed618..4a66f3f 100644
--- a/vanilla_first_setup/utils/processor.py
+++ b/vanilla_first_setup/utils/processor.py
@@ -31,50 +31,20 @@ class Processor:
         commands = pre_run + commands + post_run
         out_run = ""
         next_boot = []
-        next_boot_script_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.local/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.nextBoot")
-        next_boot_autostart_path = os.path.expanduser("~/.config/autostart/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.nextBoot.desktop")
+        next_boot_script_path = os.path.expanduser("/etc/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.nextBoot")
+        next_boot_autostart_path = os.path.expanduser("/etc/xdg/autostart/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.nextBoot.desktop")
         done_file = "/etc/vanilla-first-setup-done"
         abroot_bin = shutil.which("abroot")
 
         logger.info("processing the following commands: \n%s" %
                     '\n'.join(commands))
 
-        # nextBoot commands are collected in ~/.local/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.nextBoot
-        # and executed at the next boot by a desktop entry
+        # Collect all the commands that should be run at the next boot
         for command in commands:
             if command.startswith("!nextBoot"):
                 next_boot.append(command.replace("!nextBoot", ""))
                 continue
 
-        if len(next_boot) > 0:
-            with open(next_boot_script_path, "w") as f:
-                f.write("#!/bin/sh\n")
-                f.write("# This file was created by FirstSetup\n")
-                f.write("# Do not edit this file manually\n\n")
-
-                for command in next_boot:
-                    f.write(f"{command}\n")
-
-                f.write(f"rm -f {next_boot_script_path}\n")
-                f.write(f"rm -f {next_boot_autostart_path}\n")
-                f.flush()
-                f.close()
-
-            # setting the file executable
-            os.chmod(next_boot_script_path, 0o755)
-
-            # creating the desktop entry
-            with open(next_boot_autostart_path, "w") as f:
-                f.write("[Desktop Entry]\n")
-                f.write("Name=FirstSetup Next Boot\n")
-                f.write("Comment=Run FirstSetup commands at the next boot\n")
-                f.write("Exec=vanilla-first-setup --run-post-script 'sh %s'\n" % next_boot_script_path)
-                f.write("Terminal=false\n")
-                f.write("Type=Application\n")
-                f.write("X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true\n")
-                f.flush()
-                f.close()
-
         # generating a temporary file to store all the commands so we can
         # run them all at once
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode='w', delete=False) as f:
@@ -94,6 +64,37 @@ class Processor:
             f.write("exit 1\n")
             f.write("fi\n")
 
+            # nextBoot commands are collected in /etc/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.nextBoot
+            # and executed at the next boot by a desktop entry
+            if len(next_boot) > 0:
+                f.write("cat <<EOF > "+next_boot_script_path+"\n")
+                f.write("#!/bin/sh\n")
+                f.write("# This file was created by FirstSetup\n")
+                f.write("# Do not edit this file manually\n\n")
+                for command in next_boot:
+                    f.write(f"{command}\n")
+                f.write("cat <<2EOF > ~/.local/share/applications/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.desktop")
+                f.write("[Desktop Entry]\n")
+                f.write("Name=FirstSetup\n")
+                f.write("Comment=FirstSetup\n")
+                f.write("Exec=vanilla-first-setup\n")
+                f.write("Terminal=false\n")
+                f.write("Type=Application\n")
+                f.write("NoDisplay=true\n")
+                f.write("2EOF\n")
+                f.write("EOF\n")
+
+                f.write("chmod +x "+next_boot_script_path+"\n")
+                f.write("cat <<EOF > "+next_boot_autostart_path+"\n")
+                f.write("[Desktop Entry]\n")
+                f.write("Name=FirstSetup Next Boot\n")
+                f.write("Comment=Run FirstSetup commands at the next boot\n")
+                f.write("Exec=vanilla-first-setup --run-post-script 'sh %s'\n" % next_boot_script_path)
+                f.write("Terminal=false\n")
+                f.write("Type=Application\n")
+                f.write("X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true\n")
+                f.write("EOF\n")
+
             for command in commands:
                 if command.startswith("!nextBoot"):
                     continue
@@ -135,19 +136,7 @@ class Processor:
         if user is None:
             user = os.environ.get("USER")
 
-        desktop_file = "/home/%s/.local/share/applications/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.desktop" % user
         autostart_file = "/home/%s/.config/autostart/org.vanillaos.FirstSetup.desktop" % user
 
         if os.path.exists(autostart_file):
             os.remove(autostart_file)
-
-        with open(desktop_file, "w+") as f:
-            f.write("[Desktop Entry]\n")
-            f.write("Name=FirstSetup\n")
-            f.write("Comment=FirstSetup\n")
-            f.write("Exec=vanilla-first-setup\n")
-            f.write("Terminal=false\n")
-            f.write("Type=Application\n")
-            f.write("NoDisplay=true\n")
-            f.flush()
-            f.close()