diff --git a/modules/programs/vdirsyncer-accounts.nix b/modules/programs/vdirsyncer-accounts.nix
index 35badb927..fac4d01da 100644
--- a/modules/programs/vdirsyncer-accounts.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/vdirsyncer-accounts.nix
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ in {
     };
 
     postHook = mkOption {
-      type = types.lines;
-      default = "";
+      type = types.nullOr types.lines;
+      default = null;
       description = ''
         Command to call for each item creation and modification.
         The command will be called with the path of the new/updated
diff --git a/modules/programs/vdirsyncer.nix b/modules/programs/vdirsyncer.nix
index ec1b38796..545df71b5 100644
--- a/modules/programs/vdirsyncer.nix
+++ b/modules/programs/vdirsyncer.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ let
     filterAttrs (_: v: v != null)
     ((getAttrs [ "type" "fileExt" "encoding" ] a.local) // {
       path = a.local.path;
-      postHook = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "post-hook" a.vdirsyncer.postHook
-        + "/bin/post-hook";
+      postHook = optionalString (a.vdirsyncer.postHook != null)
+        (pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "post-hook" a.vdirsyncer.postHook
+          + "/bin/post-hook");
     });
 
   remoteStorage = a: