diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis-xess/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis-xess/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b6a83cbaf2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis-xess/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ buildNpmPackage, anubis }:
+
+buildNpmPackage {
+  pname = "${anubis.pname}-xess";
+  inherit (anubis) version src;
+
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-hTKTTBmfMGv6I+4YbWrOt6F+qD6ysVYi+DEC1konBFk=";
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    npx postcss ./xess/xess.css -o xess.min.css
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    install -Dm644 xess.min.css $out/xess.min.css
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+
+  meta = anubis.meta // {
+    description = "Xess files for Anubis";
+    longDescription = ''
+      This package is consumed by the main `anubis` package to render the final
+      styling for the bot check page.
+
+      **It is not supposed to be used as a standalone package**, and it exists to
+      ensure Anubis' styling is override-able by downstreams.
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis/package.nix
index 1fa977e1131a..39393f755aaa 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/an/anubis/package.nix
@@ -1,50 +1,28 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildGoModule,
-  buildNpmPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  nix-update-script,
   nixosTests,
   stdenv,
 
+  anubis-xess,
+
   esbuild,
   brotli,
   zstd,
 }:
-let
+
+buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "anubis";
   version = "1.18.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "TecharoHQ";
     repo = "anubis";
-    tag = "v${version}";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
     hash = "sha256-grtzkNxgShbldjm+lnANbKVhkUrbwseAT1NaBL85mHg=";
   };
 
-  anubisXess = buildNpmPackage {
-    inherit version src;
-    pname = "${pname}-xess";
-
-    npmDepsHash = "sha256-hTKTTBmfMGv6I+4YbWrOt6F+qD6ysVYi+DEC1konBFk=";
-
-    buildPhase = ''
-      runHook preBuild
-      npx postcss ./xess/xess.css -o xess.min.css
-      runHook postBuild
-    '';
-
-    installPhase = ''
-      runHook preInstall
-      mkdir -p $out
-      cp xess.min.css $out
-      runHook postInstall
-    '';
-  };
-in
-buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
-  inherit pname version src;
-
   vendorHash = "sha256-EOT/sdVINj9oO1jZHPYB3jQ+XApf9eCUKuMY0tV+vpg=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -72,27 +50,25 @@ buildGoModule (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   preBuild = ''
-    go generate ./... && ./web/build.sh && cp -r ${anubisXess}/xess.min.css ./xess
+    go generate ./... && ./web/build.sh && cp -r ${anubis-xess}/xess.min.css ./xess
   '';
 
   preCheck = ''
     export DONT_USE_NETWORK=1
   '';
 
-  passthru = {
-    tests = { inherit (nixosTests) anubis; };
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-  };
+  passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) anubis; };
 
   meta = {
     description = "Weighs the soul of incoming HTTP requests using proof-of-work to stop AI crawlers";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/";
+    homepage = "https://anubis.techaro.lol/";
     changelog = "https://github.com/TecharoHQ/anubis/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
       knightpp
       soopyc
       ryand56
+      sigmasquadron
     ];
     mainProgram = "anubis";
   };