diff --git a/build_keyboard.mk b/build_keyboard.mk
index b25712385c..4bb79c55ae 100644
--- a/build_keyboard.mk
+++ b/build_keyboard.mk
@@ -47,24 +47,35 @@ KEYBOARD_PATH_3 := keyboards/$(KEYBOARD_FOLDER_PATH_3)
 KEYBOARD_PATH_4 := keyboards/$(KEYBOARD_FOLDER_PATH_4)
 KEYBOARD_PATH_5 := keyboards/$(KEYBOARD_FOLDER_PATH_5)
 
-ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_5)/rules.mk)","")
+ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_5)/)","")
     KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_5)
+endif
+ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_4)/)","")
+    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_4)
+endif
+ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_3)/)","")
+    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_3)
+endif
+ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_2)/)","")
+    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_2)
+endif
+ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_1)/)","")
+    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_1)
+endif
+
+ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_5)/rules.mk)","")
     include $(KEYBOARD_PATH_5)/rules.mk
 endif
 ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_4)/rules.mk)","")
-    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_4)
     include $(KEYBOARD_PATH_4)/rules.mk
 endif
 ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_3)/rules.mk)","")
-    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_3)
     include $(KEYBOARD_PATH_3)/rules.mk
 endif
 ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_2)/rules.mk)","")
-    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_2)
     include $(KEYBOARD_PATH_2)/rules.mk
 endif
 ifneq ("$(wildcard $(KEYBOARD_PATH_1)/rules.mk)","")
-    KEYBOARD_PATHS += $(KEYBOARD_PATH_1)
     include $(KEYBOARD_PATH_1)/rules.mk
 endif
 
diff --git a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/66_hotswap.h b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/66_hotswap.h
index 010d4b1383..89177fda74 100644
--- a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/66_hotswap.h
+++ b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/66_hotswap.h
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 #pragma once
 #include "quantum.h"
+
+#ifdef KEYBOARD_clueboard_66_hotswap_gen1
+    #include "gen1.h"
+#endif
diff --git a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/gen1.h b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/gen1.h
index e8bfe8833d..25fdf5a8a8 100644
--- a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/gen1.h
+++ b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/gen1.h
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "66_hotswap.h"
 
 /* Clueboard matrix layout
  * ,-----------------------------------------------------------.  ,---.
diff --git a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/rules.mk b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/rules.mk
index bd518d8f27..887592b373 100644
--- a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/gen1/rules.mk
@@ -1 +1,24 @@
+EXTRAFLAGS += -flto
+LAYOUTS = 66_ansi
+MCU = atmega32u4
+F_CPU = 16000000
+ARCH = AVR8
+F_USB = $(F_CPU)
+OPT_DEFS += -DINTERRUPT_CONTROL_ENDPOINT
+OPT_DEFS += -DBOOTLOADER_SIZE=4096
+
+# Build Options
+#   comment out to disable the options.
+#
 BACKLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
+BOOTMAGIC_ENABLE = no
+MOUSEKEY_ENABLE = no
+EXTRAKEY_ENABLE = yes
+CONSOLE_ENABLE = yes
+COMMAND_ENABLE = no
+NKRO_ENABLE = yes
+AUDIO_ENABLE = yes
+RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
+MIDI_ENABLE = no
+UNICODE_ENABLE = no
+BLUETOOTH_ENABLE = no
diff --git a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/keymaps/default/keymap.c
index ae80de256e..d9b55e3823 100644
--- a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/keymaps/default/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/keymaps/default/keymap.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "66_hotswap.h"
+#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
 
 // Each layer gets a name for readability, which is then used in the keymap matrix below.
 // The underscores don't mean anything - you can have a layer called STUFF or any other name.
diff --git a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/rules.mk b/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/rules.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 375a14b82a..0000000000
--- a/keyboards/clueboard/66_hotswap/rules.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-EXTRAFLAGS += -flto
-LAYOUTS = 66_ansi
-MCU = atmega32u4
-F_CPU = 16000000
-ARCH = AVR8
-F_USB = $(F_CPU)
-OPT_DEFS += -DINTERRUPT_CONTROL_ENDPOINT
-OPT_DEFS += -DBOOTLOADER_SIZE=4096
-
-# Build Options
-#   comment out to disable the options.
-#
-BOOTMAGIC_ENABLE = no
-MOUSEKEY_ENABLE = no
-EXTRAKEY_ENABLE = yes
-CONSOLE_ENABLE = yes
-COMMAND_ENABLE = no
-NKRO_ENABLE = yes
-AUDIO_ENABLE = yes
-RGBLIGHT_ENABLE = yes
-MIDI_ENABLE = no
-UNICODE_ENABLE = no
-BLUETOOTH_ENABLE = no