diff --git a/hnix-store-core/hnix-store-core.cabal b/hnix-store-core/hnix-store-core.cabal
index e9666a2..3fd12e3 100644
--- a/hnix-store-core/hnix-store-core.cabal
+++ b/hnix-store-core/hnix-store-core.cabal
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ library
     , System.Nix.Derivation
     , System.Nix.DerivedPath
     , System.Nix.Fingerprint
+    , System.Nix.FileContentAddress
     , System.Nix.Hash
     , System.Nix.Hash.Truncation
     , System.Nix.OutputName
diff --git a/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/ContentAddress.hs b/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/ContentAddress.hs
index 4cbef1e..33541ee 100644
--- a/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/ContentAddress.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/ContentAddress.hs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 {-# LANGUAGE OverloadedStrings #-}
 
 module System.Nix.ContentAddress (
-    ContentAddress
-  , ContentAddressMethod
-  , FileIngestionMethod
+    ContentAddress (..)
+  , ContentAddressMethod (..)
   , contentAddressBuilder
   , contentAddressParser
   , buildContentAddress
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ import Data.Text (Text)
 import Data.Text.Lazy.Builder (Builder)
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 import System.Nix.Hash (HashAlgo)
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod(..))
 
 import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Text
 import qualified Data.Text.Lazy
@@ -26,11 +24,9 @@ import qualified Data.Text.Lazy.Builder
 import qualified System.Nix.Hash
 
 data ContentAddressMethod
-  = FileIngestionMethod !FileIngestionMethod
-  -- ^ The path was added to the store via makeFixedOutputPath or
-  -- addToStore. It is addressed according to some hash algorithm
-  -- applied to the nar serialization via some 'NarHashMode'.
-  | TextIngestionMethod
+  = ContentAddressMethod_Flat
+  | ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive
+  | ContentAddressMethod_Text
   -- ^ The path is a plain file added via makeTextPath or
   -- addTextToStore. It is addressed according to a sha256sum of the
   -- file contents.
@@ -59,19 +55,14 @@ buildContentAddress =
   . contentAddressBuilder
 
 contentAddressBuilder :: ContentAddress -> Builder
-contentAddressBuilder (ContentAddress method digest) = case method of
-  TextIngestionMethod ->
-    "text:"
-    <> System.Nix.Hash.algoDigestBuilder digest
-  FileIngestionMethod r ->
-    "fixed:"
-    <> fileIngestionMethodBuilder r
-    <> System.Nix.Hash.algoDigestBuilder digest
-
-fileIngestionMethodBuilder :: FileIngestionMethod -> Builder
-fileIngestionMethodBuilder = \case
-  FileIngestionMethod_Flat -> ""
-  FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive -> "r:"
+contentAddressBuilder (ContentAddress method digest) =
+  (case method of
+    ContentAddressMethod_Text -> "text"
+    ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive -> "fixed:r"
+    ContentAddressMethod_Flat -> "fixed"
+  )
+  <> ":"
+  <> System.Nix.Hash.algoDigestBuilder digest
 
 -- | Parse `ContentAddressableAddress` from `ByteString`
 parseContentAddress
@@ -83,6 +74,7 @@ parseContentAddress =
 contentAddressParser :: Parser ContentAddress
 contentAddressParser = do
   method <- parseContentAddressMethod
+  _ <- ":"
   digest <- parseTypedDigest
   case digest of
     Left e -> fail e
@@ -90,10 +82,9 @@ contentAddressParser = do
 
 parseContentAddressMethod :: Parser ContentAddressMethod
 parseContentAddressMethod =
-      TextIngestionMethod <$ "text:"
-  <|> FileIngestionMethod <$ "fixed:"
-  <*> (FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive <$ "r:"
-       <|> pure FileIngestionMethod_Flat)
+      (ContentAddressMethod_Text <$ "text")
+  <|> (ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive <$ "fixed:r")
+  <|> (ContentAddressMethod_Flat <$ "fixed")
 
 parseTypedDigest :: Parser (Either String (DSum HashAlgo Digest))
 parseTypedDigest = System.Nix.Hash.mkNamedDigest <$> parseHashType <*> parseHash
diff --git a/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/FileContentAddress.hs b/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/FileContentAddress.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88acbc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/FileContentAddress.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module System.Nix.FileContentAddress
+  ( FileIngestionMethod(..)
+  ) where
+
+import GHC.Generics (Generic)
+
+data FileIngestionMethod
+  = FileIngestionMethod_Flat
+  | FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive
+  deriving (Bounded, Eq, Generic, Enum, Ord, Show)
diff --git a/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/Store/Types.hs b/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/Store/Types.hs
index 5309bfe..06aed2c 100644
--- a/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/Store/Types.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-core/src/System/Nix/Store/Types.hs
@@ -1,17 +1,11 @@
+-- | TODO rename module
 module System.Nix.Store.Types
-  ( FileIngestionMethod(..)
-  , PathFilter(..)
+  ( PathFilter(..)
   , RepairMode(..)
   ) where
 
 import GHC.Generics (Generic)
 
--- | Add path recursively or not
-data FileIngestionMethod
-  = FileIngestionMethod_Flat
-  | FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive
-  deriving (Bounded, Eq, Generic, Enum, Ord, Show)
-
 -- | Path filtering function
 newtype PathFilter = PathFilter
   { pathFilterFunction :: FilePath -> Bool
diff --git a/hnix-store-readonly/src/System/Nix/Store/ReadOnly.hs b/hnix-store-readonly/src/System/Nix/Store/ReadOnly.hs
index 83160ab..28fe943 100644
--- a/hnix-store-readonly/src/System/Nix/Store/ReadOnly.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-readonly/src/System/Nix/Store/ReadOnly.hs
@@ -2,9 +2,7 @@
 
 module System.Nix.Store.ReadOnly
   ( makeStorePath
-  , makeTextPath
   , makeFixedOutputPath
-  , computeStorePathForText
   , computeStorePathForPath
   ) where
 
@@ -12,8 +10,9 @@ import Control.Monad.State (StateT, execStateT, modify)
 import Crypto.Hash (Context, Digest, SHA256)
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import Data.HashSet (HashSet)
+import System.Nix.ContentAddress (ContentAddressMethod (..))
 import System.Nix.Hash (BaseEncoding(Base16), NamedAlgo(algoName))
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod(..), PathFilter, RepairMode)
+import System.Nix.Store.Types (PathFilter, RepairMode)
 import System.Nix.StorePath (StoreDir, StorePath, StorePathName)
 
 import qualified Crypto.Hash
@@ -49,16 +48,16 @@ makeStorePath storeDir ty h nm =
         ]
 
 makeTextPath
-  :: StoreDir
-  -> StorePathName
-  -> Digest SHA256
+  :: NamedAlgo _SHA256
+  => StoreDir
+  -> Digest _SHA256 -- TODO enforce its it again
   -> HashSet StorePath
+  -> StorePathName
   -> StorePath
-makeTextPath storeDir nm h refs = makeStorePath storeDir ty h nm
+makeTextPath storeDir h refs nm = makeStorePath storeDir ty h nm
  where
   ty =
-    Data.ByteString.intercalate
-      ":"
+    Data.ByteString.intercalate ":"
       $ "text"
       : Data.List.sort
           (System.Nix.StorePath.storePathToRawFilePath storeDir
@@ -68,50 +67,42 @@ makeFixedOutputPath
   :: forall hashAlgo
   .  NamedAlgo hashAlgo
   => StoreDir
-  -> FileIngestionMethod
+  -> ContentAddressMethod
   -> Digest hashAlgo
+  -> HashSet StorePath
   -> StorePathName
   -> StorePath
-makeFixedOutputPath storeDir recursive h =
-  if recursive == FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive
-     && (algoName @hashAlgo) == "sha256"
-  then makeStorePath storeDir "source" h
-  else makeStorePath storeDir "output:out" h'
+makeFixedOutputPath storeDir method h refs =
+  case method of
+    ContentAddressMethod_Text -> makeTextPath storeDir h refs
+    _ ->
+      if method == ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive
+         && (algoName @hashAlgo) == "sha256"
+      then makeStorePath storeDir "source" h
+      else makeStorePath storeDir "output:out" h'
  where
   h' =
     Crypto.Hash.hash @ByteString @SHA256
       $  "fixed:out:"
       <> Data.Text.Encoding.encodeUtf8 (algoName @hashAlgo)
-      <> (if recursive == FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive then ":r:" else ":")
+      <> (if method == ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive then ":r:" else ":")
       <> Data.Text.Encoding.encodeUtf8 (System.Nix.Hash.encodeDigestWith Base16 h)
       <> ":"
 
-computeStorePathForText
-  :: StoreDir
-  -> StorePathName
-  -> ByteString
-  -> (HashSet StorePath -> StorePath)
-computeStorePathForText storeDir nm =
-  makeTextPath storeDir nm
-  . Crypto.Hash.hash
-
-computeStorePathForPath
-  :: StoreDir
-  -> StorePathName        -- ^ Name part of the newly created `StorePath`
-  -> FilePath             -- ^ Local `FilePath` to add
-  -> FileIngestionMethod  -- ^ Add target directory recursively
+digestPath
+  :: FilePath             -- ^ Local `FilePath` to add
+  -> ContentAddressMethod -- ^ target directory method
   -> PathFilter           -- ^ Path filter function
   -> RepairMode           -- ^ Only used by local store backend
-  -> IO StorePath
-computeStorePathForPath storeDir name pth recursive _pathFilter _repair = do
-  selectedHash <-
-    if recursive == FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive
-      then recursiveContentHash
-      else flatContentHash
-  pure $ makeFixedOutputPath storeDir recursive selectedHash name
+  -> IO (Digest SHA256)
+digestPath pth method _pathFilter _repair =
+  case method of
+    ContentAddressMethod_Flat -> flatContentHash
+    ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive -> nixArchiveContentHash
+    ContentAddressMethod_Text -> flatContentHash
  where
-  recursiveContentHash :: IO (Digest SHA256)
-  recursiveContentHash =
+  nixArchiveContentHash :: IO (Digest SHA256)
+  nixArchiveContentHash =
     Crypto.Hash.hashFinalize
     <$> execStateT streamNarUpdate (Crypto.Hash.hashInit @SHA256)
 
@@ -128,3 +119,15 @@ computeStorePathForPath storeDir name pth recursive _pathFilter _repair = do
     <$> System.Nix.Nar.narReadFile
           System.Nix.Nar.narEffectsIO
           pth
+
+computeStorePathForPath
+  :: StoreDir
+  -> StorePathName        -- ^ Name part of the newly created `StorePath`
+  -> FilePath             -- ^ Local `FilePath` to add
+  -> ContentAddressMethod -- ^ Add target directory methodly
+  -> PathFilter           -- ^ Path filter function
+  -> RepairMode           -- ^ Only used by local store backend
+  -> IO StorePath
+computeStorePathForPath storeDir name pth method pathFilter repair = do
+  selectedHash <- digestPath pth method pathFilter repair
+  pure $ makeFixedOutputPath storeDir method selectedHash mempty name
diff --git a/hnix-store-readonly/tests/ReadOnlySpec.hs b/hnix-store-readonly/tests/ReadOnlySpec.hs
index 478c0b9..937a008 100644
--- a/hnix-store-readonly/tests/ReadOnlySpec.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-readonly/tests/ReadOnlySpec.hs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Test.Hspec (Spec, describe, it, shouldBe, pendingWith)
 import Crypto.Hash (hash, Digest, SHA256(..))
 import Data.ByteString (ByteString)
 import System.Nix.StorePath (StorePath, StorePathName)
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod(..))
+import System.Nix.ContentAddress (ContentAddressMethod(..))
 
 import qualified Data.HashSet
 import qualified System.Nix.StorePath
@@ -56,11 +56,12 @@ spec = do
     describe "makeTextPath" $ do
       it "computes correct StorePath for empty refs" $
         (pure
-          $ makeTextPath
+          $ makeFixedOutputPath
               def
-              testName
+              ContentAddressMethod_Text
               testDigest
               mempty
+              testName
         )
         `shouldBe`
         System.Nix.StorePath.parsePathFromText
@@ -69,11 +70,12 @@ spec = do
 
       it "computes correct StorePath for nonempty refs" $
         (pure
-          $ makeTextPath
+          $ makeFixedOutputPath
               def
-              testName
+              ContentAddressMethod_Text
               testDigest
               (Data.HashSet.fromList [ testPath, testPath2 ])
+              testName
         )
         `shouldBe`
         System.Nix.StorePath.parsePathFromText
@@ -85,8 +87,9 @@ spec = do
         (pure
           $ makeFixedOutputPath
               def
-              FileIngestionMethod_NixArchive
+              ContentAddressMethod_NixArchive
               testDigest
+              mempty
               testName
         )
         `shouldBe`
@@ -98,8 +101,9 @@ spec = do
         (pure
           $ makeFixedOutputPath
               def
-              FileIngestionMethod_Flat
+              ContentAddressMethod_Flat
               testDigest
+              mempty
               testName
         )
         `shouldBe`
@@ -109,11 +113,12 @@ spec = do
 
     it "computeStorePathForText computes correct StorePath" $
         (pure
-          $ computeStorePathForText
+          $ makeFixedOutputPath
               def
-              testName
-              "test"
+              ContentAddressMethod_Text
+              (Crypto.Hash.hash ("test" :: ByteString) :: Digest SHA256)
               (Data.HashSet.fromList [ testPath ])
+              testName
         )
         `shouldBe`
         System.Nix.StorePath.parsePathFromText
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote.hs
index 53c3737..2128ca9 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote.hs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import Control.Monad.Conc.Class (MonadConc)
 import Control.Monad.IO.Class (MonadIO, liftIO)
 import Data.Default.Class (Default(def))
 import Network.Socket (Family, SockAddr(SockAddrUnix))
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod(..), RepairMode(..))
+import System.Nix.Store.Types (RepairMode(..))
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.MonadStore
   ( runRemoteStoreT
   , MonadRemoteStore(..)
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Client.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Client.hs
index 28914c4..55933e6 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Client.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Client.hs
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.StoreRequest (StoreRequest(..))
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.StoreText (StoreText)
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.SubstituteMode (SubstituteMode)
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Client.Core
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod(..), RepairMode(..))
+import System.Nix.FileContentAddress (FileIngestionMethod(..))
+import System.Nix.Store.Types (RepairMode(..))
 
 import qualified Control.Monad.IO.Class
 import qualified Data.Attoparsec.Text
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serializer.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serializer.hs
index 271ba87..37e7253 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serializer.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Serializer.hs
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ import System.Nix.JSON ()
 import System.Nix.OutputName (OutputName)
 import System.Nix.Realisation (DerivationOutputError, Realisation(..), RealisationWithId(..))
 import System.Nix.Signature (Signature, NarSignature)
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod(..), RepairMode(..))
+import System.Nix.FileContentAddress (FileIngestionMethod(..))
+import System.Nix.Store.Types (RepairMode(..))
 import System.Nix.StorePath (HasStoreDir(..), InvalidNameError, InvalidPathError, StorePath, StorePathHashPart, StorePathName)
 import System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata (Metadata(..), StorePathTrust(..))
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/StoreRequest.hs b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/StoreRequest.hs
index c4aeea7..542ddcb 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/StoreRequest.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/src/System/Nix/Store/Remote/Types/StoreRequest.hs
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ import System.Nix.Derivation (Derivation)
 import System.Nix.DerivedPath (DerivedPath)
 import System.Nix.Hash (HashAlgo)
 import System.Nix.Signature (Signature)
-import System.Nix.Store.Types (FileIngestionMethod, RepairMode)
+import System.Nix.FileContentAddress (FileIngestionMethod)
+import System.Nix.Store.Types (RepairMode)
 import System.Nix.StorePath (StorePath, StorePathName, StorePathHashPart)
 import System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata (Metadata)
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote.Types.GC (GCOptions, GCResult, GCRoot)
diff --git a/hnix-store-remote/tests-io/NixDaemonSpec.hs b/hnix-store-remote/tests-io/NixDaemonSpec.hs
index c93e2fa..ef32741 100644
--- a/hnix-store-remote/tests-io/NixDaemonSpec.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-remote/tests-io/NixDaemonSpec.hs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import System.Linux.Namespaces (Namespace(..), GroupMapping(..), UserMapping(..)
 import System.Nix.Hash (HashAlgo(HashAlgo_SHA256))
 import System.Nix.Build (BuildMode(..))
 import System.Nix.DerivedPath (DerivedPath(..))
+import System.Nix.FileContentAddress (FileIngestionMethod(..))
 import System.Nix.StorePath (StoreDir(..), StorePath)
 import System.Nix.StorePath.Metadata (Metadata(..))
 import System.Nix.Store.Remote
diff --git a/hnix-store-tests/hnix-store-tests.cabal b/hnix-store-tests/hnix-store-tests.cabal
index 2f3dfdd..837da6b 100644
--- a/hnix-store-tests/hnix-store-tests.cabal
+++ b/hnix-store-tests/hnix-store-tests.cabal
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ library
     , System.Nix.Arbitrary.ContentAddress
     , System.Nix.Arbitrary.Derivation
     , System.Nix.Arbitrary.DerivedPath
+    , System.Nix.Arbitrary.FileContentAddress
     , System.Nix.Arbitrary.Hash
     , System.Nix.Arbitrary.OutputName
     , System.Nix.Arbitrary.Realisation
diff --git a/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary.hs b/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary.hs
index ff114d7..044cfd5 100644
--- a/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary.hs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import System.Nix.Arbitrary.Build ()
 import System.Nix.Arbitrary.ContentAddress ()
 import System.Nix.Arbitrary.Derivation ()
 import System.Nix.Arbitrary.DerivedPath ()
+import System.Nix.Arbitrary.FileContentAddress ()
 import System.Nix.Arbitrary.Hash ()
 import System.Nix.Arbitrary.OutputName ()
 import System.Nix.Arbitrary.Realisation ()
diff --git a/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/FileContentAddress.hs b/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/FileContentAddress.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5a45dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/FileContentAddress.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+-- due to recent generic-arbitrary
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -fconstraint-solver-iterations=0 #-}
+{-# OPTIONS_GHC -Wno-orphans #-}
+module System.Nix.Arbitrary.FileContentAddress where
+
+import System.Nix.FileContentAddress
+
+import Test.QuickCheck (Arbitrary(..))
+import Test.QuickCheck.Arbitrary.Generic (GenericArbitrary(..))
+
+deriving via GenericArbitrary FileIngestionMethod
+  instance Arbitrary FileIngestionMethod
diff --git a/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/Store/Types.hs b/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/Store/Types.hs
index 88f7b8a..5dbd8e9 100644
--- a/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/Store/Types.hs
+++ b/hnix-store-tests/src/System/Nix/Arbitrary/Store/Types.hs
@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@ import System.Nix.Store.Types
 import Test.QuickCheck (Arbitrary(..))
 import Test.QuickCheck.Arbitrary.Generic (GenericArbitrary(..))
 
-deriving via GenericArbitrary FileIngestionMethod
-  instance Arbitrary FileIngestionMethod
-
 deriving via GenericArbitrary RepairMode
   instance Arbitrary RepairMode