diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.4.adoc b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.4.adoc
index f13350f..c3e7b80 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.4.adoc
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.4.adoc
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ https://github.com/n3oney[n3oney]:
 
 * Moved default keybinds into keybinds section of each module
 
+* Simplified luaConfigRC and configRC setting - they can now just take strings
+
 https://github.com/horriblename[horriblename]:
 
 * Added `clangd` as alternative lsp for C/++.
diff --git a/modules/core/default.nix b/modules/core/default.nix
index 91cccf5..244965b 100644
--- a/modules/core/default.nix
+++ b/modules/core/default.nix
@@ -132,13 +132,13 @@ in {
 
     configRC = mkOption {
       description = "vimrc contents";
-      type = nvim.types.dagOf types.lines;
+      type = types.oneOf [(nvim.types.dagOf types.lines) types.str];
       default = {};
     };
 
     luaConfigRC = mkOption {
       description = "vim lua config";
-      type = nvim.types.dagOf types.lines;
+      type = types.oneOf [(nvim.types.dagOf types.lines) types.str];
       default = {};
     };
 
@@ -282,7 +282,12 @@ in {
       dag,
       mapResult,
     }: let
-      sortedDag = nvim.dag.topoSort dag;
+      finalDag = lib.mapAttrs (name: value:
+        if builtins.isString value
+        then nvim.dag.entryAnywhere value
+        else value)
+      dag;
+      sortedDag = nvim.dag.topoSort finalDag;
       result =
         if sortedDag ? result
         then mapResult sortedDag.result