diff --git a/integrations/nur/default.nix b/integrations/nur/default.nix
index d969af89..2320af34 100644
--- a/integrations/nur/default.nix
+++ b/integrations/nur/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
 # ^ source: <https://github.com/nix-community/nur-packages-template/blob/master/.github/workflows/build.yml#L63>
 #   N.B.: nur eval allows only PATH (inherited) and NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNSUPPORTED_SYSTEM="1" (forced),
 #   hence the erasing of NIX_PATH above (to remove external overlays)
+#
+# if it validates here but not upstream, likely to do with different `nixpkgs` inputs.
+# - CI logs: <https://github.com/nix-community/NUR/actions/workflows/update.yml>
 
 { pkgs ? import <nixpkgs> {} }:
 let
diff --git a/pkgs/default.nix b/pkgs/default.nix
index d1bde01b..40f2a5c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/default.nix
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ let
     # ubootRaspberryPi4_64bit = callPackage ./additional/ubootRaspberryPi4_64bit { };
 
     # provided by nixpkgs patch or upstream PR
-    # cargo-docset = callPackage ./additional/cargo-docset { };
-    # splatmoji = callPackage ./additional/splatmoji { };
+    # i still conditionally callPackage these to make them available to external consumers (like NUR)
+    cargo-docset = unpatched.cargo-docset or (callPackage ./additional/cargo-docset { });
+    splatmoji = unpatched.splatmoji or (callPackage ./additional/splatmoji { });
 
 
     ### PATCHED PACKAGES