diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web-wrapper.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web-wrapper.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c9a143ecb49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web-wrapper.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{ stdenv
+, jq
+, element-web-unwrapped
+, conf ? { }
+}:
+
+if (conf == { }) then element-web-unwrapped else
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "${element-web-unwrapped.pname}-wrapped";
+  inherit (element-web-unwrapped) version meta;
+
+  dontUnpack = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ jq ];
+
+  installPhase = ''
+    runHook preInstall
+
+    mkdir -p $out
+    ln -s ${element-web-unwrapped}/* $out
+    rm $out/config.json
+    jq -s '.[0] * $conf' "${element-web-unwrapped}/config.json" --argjson "conf" '${builtins.toJSON conf}' > "$out/config.json"
+
+    runHook postInstall
+  '';
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
index 6af1c2ec738a..b73fda72174a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 , fixup_yarn_lock
 , nodejs
 , jitsi-meet
-, conf ? { }
 }:
 
 let
@@ -17,93 +16,72 @@ let
   noPhoningHome = {
     disable_guests = true; # disable automatic guest account registration at matrix.org
   };
-
-  unwrapped = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-    pname = "element-web";
-    inherit (pinData) version;
-
-    src = fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "vector-im";
-      repo = pname;
-      rev = "v${version}";
-      sha256 = pinData.webSrcHash;
-    };
-
-    offlineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
-      yarnLock = src + "/yarn.lock";
-      sha256 = pinData.webYarnHash;
-    };
-
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ yarn fixup_yarn_lock jq nodejs ];
-
-    configurePhase = ''
-      runHook preConfigure
-
-      export HOME=$PWD/tmp
-      # with the update of openssl3, some key ciphers are not supported anymore
-      # this flag will allow those codecs again as a workaround
-      # see https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/node-js-17-is-here-8dba1e14e382#5f07
-      # and https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/21043
-      export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
-      mkdir -p $HOME
-
-      fixup_yarn_lock yarn.lock
-      yarn config --offline set yarn-offline-mirror $offlineCache
-      yarn install --offline --frozen-lockfile --ignore-platform --ignore-scripts --no-progress --non-interactive
-      patchShebangs node_modules
-
-      runHook postConfigure
-    '';
-
-    buildPhase = ''
-      runHook preBuild
-
-      export VERSION=${version}
-      yarn build:res --offline
-      yarn build:module_system --offline
-      yarn build:bundle --offline
-
-      runHook postBuild
-    '';
-
-    installPhase = ''
-      runHook preInstall
-
-      cp -R webapp $out
-      cp ${jitsi-meet}/libs/external_api.min.js $out/jitsi_external_api.min.js
-      echo "${version}" > "$out/version"
-      jq -s '.[0] * $conf' "config.sample.json" --argjson "conf" '${builtins.toJSON noPhoningHome}' > "$out/config.json"
-
-      runHook postInstall
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web";
-      homepage = "https://element.io/";
-      changelog = "https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-      maintainers = lib.teams.matrix.members;
-      license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-      platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    };
-  };
 in
-if (conf == { }) then unwrapped else
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "${unwrapped.pname}-wrapped";
-  inherit (unwrapped) version meta;
+  pname = "element-web";
+  inherit (pinData) version;
 
-  dontUnpack = true;
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "vector-im";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = pinData.webSrcHash;
+  };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ jq ];
+  offlineCache = fetchYarnDeps {
+    yarnLock = src + "/yarn.lock";
+    sha256 = pinData.webYarnHash;
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ yarn fixup_yarn_lock jq nodejs ];
+
+  configurePhase = ''
+    runHook preConfigure
+
+    export HOME=$PWD/tmp
+    # with the update of openssl3, some key ciphers are not supported anymore
+    # this flag will allow those codecs again as a workaround
+    # see https://medium.com/the-node-js-collection/node-js-17-is-here-8dba1e14e382#5f07
+    # and https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/21043
+    export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
+    mkdir -p $HOME
+
+    fixup_yarn_lock yarn.lock
+    yarn config --offline set yarn-offline-mirror $offlineCache
+    yarn install --offline --frozen-lockfile --ignore-platform --ignore-scripts --no-progress --non-interactive
+    patchShebangs node_modules
+
+    runHook postConfigure
+  '';
+
+  buildPhase = ''
+    runHook preBuild
+
+    export VERSION=${version}
+    yarn build:res --offline
+    yarn build:module_system --offline
+    yarn build:bundle --offline
+
+    runHook postBuild
+  '';
 
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
 
-    mkdir -p $out
-    ln -s ${unwrapped}/* $out
-    rm $out/config.json
-    jq -s '.[0] * $conf' "${unwrapped}/config.json" --argjson "conf" '${builtins.toJSON conf}' > "$out/config.json"
+    cp -R webapp $out
+    cp ${jitsi-meet}/libs/external_api.min.js $out/jitsi_external_api.min.js
+    echo "${version}" > "$out/version"
+    jq -s '.[0] * $conf' "config.sample.json" --argjson "conf" '${builtins.toJSON noPhoningHome}' > "$out/config.json"
 
     runHook postInstall
   '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A glossy Matrix collaboration client for the web";
+    homepage = "https://element.io/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
+    maintainers = lib.teams.matrix.members;
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5995434e57c1..b6b5746c4b6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -4389,8 +4389,10 @@ with pkgs;
     NIXOS_OZONE_WL=1 exec ${element-desktop}/bin/element-desktop "$@"
   '';
 
-  element-web = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix {
-    conf = config.element-web.conf or {};
+  element-web-unwrapped = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web.nix { };
+
+  element-web = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/element/element-web-wrapper.nix {
+    conf = config.element-web.conf or { };
   };
 
   elementary-xfce-icon-theme = callPackage ../data/icons/elementary-xfce-icon-theme { };