diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 4e6cb33..2d92bc9 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
 
   networking.hostName = "nix-nas";
+  networking.hostId = "39373132";  # via: head -c4 /etc/machine-id | od -An -tx4
 
   users.users.nicole = {
     isNormalUser = true;