diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index a91ddf1..f47ebb0 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "overlay" "vmd" ];
+  boot.initrd.systemd.tmpfiles.settings."nixdirs" = {
+    "/nix".d = { mode = "0755"; type = "d"; user = "root"; group = "root";};
+    "/nix/.ro-store".d = { mode = "0755"; type = "d"; user = "root"; group = "root";};
+    "/nix/.rw-store".d = { mode = "0755"; type = "d"; user = "root"; group = "root";};
+  };
   boot.zfs.extraPools = ["tank"];
 
   networking.hostName = "nix-nas";
@@ -14,11 +19,13 @@
   fileSystems."/" =
     { device = "rpool/root";
       fsType = "zfs";
+      neededForBoot = true;
     };
 
   fileSystems."/nix" =
     { device = "rpool/nix";
       fsType = "zfs";
+      neededForBoot = true;
     };
 
   fileSystems."/home" =