diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 7d33c221a0..2ee040d2c0 100644
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -14,11 +14,41 @@ MODULE_DIRECTORY="/tmp/modules"
 
 # https://mikefarah.gitbook.io/yq/usage/tips-and-tricks#yq-in-a-bash-loop
 get_yaml_array() {
-    # creates array $1 with content at key $2 from $3 
+    # creates array $1 with content at key $2 from $3
     readarray "$1" < <(echo "$3" | yq -I=0 "$2")
 }
 export -f get_yaml_array # this makes the function available to all modules
 
+run_module() {
+    MODULE="$1"
+    TYPE=$(echo "$MODULE" | yq '.type')
+    if [[ "$TYPE" != "null" ]]; then
+        # If type is found, that means that the module config
+        # has been declared inline, and thus is safe to pass to the module
+        echo "=== Launching module of type: $TYPE ==="
+            bash "$MODULE_DIRECTORY/$TYPE/$TYPE.sh" "$MODULE"
+    else
+        # If the type is not found, that means that the module config
+        # is in a separate file, and has to be read from it
+        FILE=$(echo "$MODULE" | yq '.from-file')
+        run_modules "$CONFIG_DIRECTORY/$FILE"
+    fi
+    echo "======"
+}
+
+run_modules() {
+    MODULES_FILE="$1"
+    readarray MODULES < <(yq -o=j -I=0 '.modules[]' "$MODULES_FILE" )
+    if [[ ${#MODULES[@]} -gt 0 ]]; then
+        for MODULE in "${MODULES[@]}"; do
+            run_module "$MODULE"
+        done
+    else
+        MODULE=$(yq -o=j -I=0 '.' "$MODULES_FILE")
+        run_module "$MODULE"
+    fi
+}
+
 # Declare dynamically generated variables as exported
 declare -x IMAGE_NAME BASE_IMAGE OS_VERSION
 
@@ -32,25 +62,4 @@ OS_VERSION="$(grep -Po '(?<=VERSION_ID=)\d+' /usr/lib/os-release)"
 # Welcome.
 echo "Building $IMAGE_NAME from $BASE_IMAGE:$OS_VERSION."
 
-# Run each module
-readarray MODULES < <(yq -o=j -I=0 '.modules[]' "$RECIPE_FILE" )
-
-for MODULE in "${MODULES[@]}"; do
-    TYPE=$(echo "$MODULE" | yq '.type')
-    if [[ "$TYPE" != "null" ]]; then
-        # If type is found, that means that the module config
-        # has been declared inline, and thus is safe to pass to the module
-        echo "=== Launching module of type: $TYPE ==="
-        bash "$MODULE_DIRECTORY/$TYPE/$TYPE.sh" "$MODULE"
-    else
-        # If the type is not found, that means that the module config
-        # is in a separate file, and has to be read from it
-        FILE=$(echo "$MODULE" | yq '.from-file')
-        MODULE_CONFIG=$(yq -o=j -I=0 '.' "$CONFIG_DIRECTORY/$FILE")
-
-        TYPE=$(echo "$MODULE_CONFIG" | yq '.type')
-        echo "=== Launching module of type: $TYPE ==="
-        bash "$MODULE_DIRECTORY/$TYPE/$TYPE.sh" "$MODULE_CONFIG"
-    fi
-    echo "======"
-done
+run_modules "$RECIPE_FILE"
diff --git a/config/README.md b/config/README.md
index 23337d6d5b..946c73f133 100644
--- a/config/README.md
+++ b/config/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Configuring your image
 
-The main file of your is *the recipe file*. You can have multiple recipe files, and the ones to build are declared in the matrix section of [build.yml](../.github/workflows/build.yml). 
+The main file of your is *the recipe file*. You can have multiple recipe files, and the ones to build are declared in the matrix section of [build.yml](../.github/workflows/build.yml).
 
 ## Basic options
 
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ At the top of the recipe, there are four *mandatory* configuration options.
 
 `name:` is the name of the image that is used when rebasing to it. For example, the name "sapphire" would result in the final URL of the container being `ghcr.io/<yourusername>/sapphire`.
 
-`description:` is a short description of your image that will be attached to your image's metadata. 
+`description:` is a short description of your image that will be attached to your image's metadata.
 
-`base-image:` is the URL of the image your image will be built upon. 
+`base-image:` is the URL of the image your image will be built upon.
 
 `image-version:` is the version tag of the `base-image` that will be pulled. For example, Universal Blue's images build with Fedora version tags (`38`, `39`), with the `latest` tag for the latest major version, and [many other tags](https://github.com/ublue-os/main/pkgs/container/base-main/versions?filters%5Bversion_type%5D=tagged).
 
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ install:
   - dunst
   - rofi
   - kitty
-```
+```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/recipe.yml b/config/recipe.yml
index 5a50f8f0af..3dd0e51a48 100644
--- a/config/recipe.yml
+++ b/config/recipe.yml
@@ -10,16 +10,15 @@ image-version: 38 # latest is also supported if you want new updates ASAP
 # module configuration, executed in order
 # you can include multiple instances of the same module
 modules:
-
   - type: files
     files:
-      - usr: /usr # copy static configurations 
-                  # 
+      - usr: /usr # copy static configurations
+                  #
                   # copies config/files/usr into your image's /usr
                   #
-                  # configuration you wish to end up in /etc/ on the booted system 
-                  # should be added into /usr/etc/ as that is the proper "distro" 
-                  # config directory on ostree read more in the files module's README
+                  # configuration you wish to end up in /etc/ on the booted system
+                  # should be added into /usr/etc/ as that is the proper "distro"
+                  # config directory on ostree. Read more in the files module's README
 
   - type: rpm-ostree
     repos: