diff --git a/run_once_20-install-user-packages-gentoo.sh.tmpl b/run_once_20-install-user-packages-gentoo.sh.tmpl
index 21f8f71..083ce22 100644
--- a/run_once_20-install-user-packages-gentoo.sh.tmpl
+++ b/run_once_20-install-user-packages-gentoo.sh.tmpl
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ die() { printf '\033[1;31m[packages ERROR]\033[0m %s\n' "$*" >&2; exit 1; }
 USER_HOME="${HOME:-$(eval echo "~$(whoami)")}"
 ZSH_CUSTOM="${ZSH_CUSTOM:-$USER_HOME/.oh-my-zsh/custom}"
 
+{{ if eq .os_family "gentoo" -}}
 # ----------------------------- GENTOO ---------------------------------------
 # On gentoo, `emerge` is the only PM (plus the GURU overlay for some
 # packages). Many of the user packages live in GURU, so we run emerge with
@@ -290,4 +291,8 @@ fi
 log "all user packages installed"
 zsh --version
 nvim --version | head -1
-tmux -V
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+tmux -V
+{{ else -}}
+# Not a gentoo box — nothing to do (guarded by os_family above).
+log "skipping gentoo user-packages (os_family={{ .os_family }}, not gentoo)"
+{{ end -}}
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diff --git a/run_once_40-install-sway-gentoo.sh.tmpl b/run_once_40-install-sway-gentoo.sh.tmpl
index 436dcd1..e965d65 100644
--- a/run_once_40-install-sway-gentoo.sh.tmpl
+++ b/run_once_40-install-sway-gentoo.sh.tmpl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 log() { printf '\033[1;34m[sway]\033[0m %s\n' "$*"; }
 
+{{ if eq .os_family "gentoo" -}}
 # --- 0. Gate on .sway_setup ---
 {{ if not .sway_setup -}}
 log "sway_setup not enabled for this host (.sway_setup=false). Skipping."
@@ -87,4 +88,8 @@ mkdir -p ~/.config/chezmoi/features
 touch ~/.config/chezmoi/features/sway
 log "marked box: ~/.config/chezmoi/features/sway"
 
-log "sway stack install complete"
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+log "sway stack install complete"
+{{ else -}}
+# Not a gentoo box — nothing to do (guarded by os_family above).
+log "skipping gentoo sway install (os_family={{ .os_family }}, not gentoo)"
+{{ end -}}
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