diff --git a/src/cli/cmd/apply/home_manager.rs b/src/cli/cmd/apply/home_manager.rs
index bddf3f26..0ad85961 100644
--- a/src/cli/cmd/apply/home_manager.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cmd/apply/home_manager.rs
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ fn parse_output_ref(output_ref: &str) -> Result<String, FhError> {
 
     Ok(match output_ref.split('#').collect::<Vec<_>>()[..] {
         [_release, _output_path] => parse_release_ref(output_ref)?,
-        [release] => format!("{release}#homeConfigurations.{username}"),
+        [release] => format!(
+            "{}#homeConfigurations.{username}",
+            parse_release_ref(release)?
+        ),
         _ => return Err(FhError::MalformedOutputRef(output_ref.to_string())),
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/cmd/apply/nix_darwin.rs b/src/cli/cmd/apply/nix_darwin.rs
index f587929a..2d65244b 100644
--- a/src/cli/cmd/apply/nix_darwin.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cmd/apply/nix_darwin.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ fn parse_output_ref(output_ref: &str) -> Result<String, FhError> {
 
     Ok(match output_ref.split('#').collect::<Vec<_>>()[..] {
         [_release, _output_path] => parse_release_ref(output_ref)?,
-        [release] => format!("{release}#darwinConfigurations.{devicename}.system"),
+        [release] => format!(
+            "{}#darwinConfigurations.{devicename}.system",
+            parse_release_ref(release)?
+        ),
         _ => return Err(FhError::MalformedOutputRef(output_ref.to_string())),
     })
 }
diff --git a/src/cli/cmd/apply/nixos.rs b/src/cli/cmd/apply/nixos.rs
index e60b1a31..189e4d72 100644
--- a/src/cli/cmd/apply/nixos.rs
+++ b/src/cli/cmd/apply/nixos.rs
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ fn parse_output_ref(output_ref: &str) -> Result<String, FhError> {
 
     Ok(match output_ref.split('#').collect::<Vec<_>>()[..] {
         [_release, _output_path] => parse_release_ref(output_ref)?,
-        [release] => format!("{release}#nixosConfigurations.{hostname}"),
+        [release] => format!(
+            "{}#nixosConfigurations.{hostname}",
+            parse_release_ref(release)?
+        ),
         _ => return Err(FhError::MalformedOutputRef(output_ref.to_string())),
     })
 }