diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 816f631..f2504bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@ sudo umount /tmp/mnt
 sudo nixos-generate-config --no-filesystems --root /mnt
 cp /mnt/etc/nixos/hardware-configuration.nix hosts/$(hostname)/hardware-configuration.nix
 sudo nixos-install --root /mnt --no-root-passwd --flake .#$(hostname)
-sudo nixos-enter
-passwd
-passwd muon
-exit
-sudo reboot
 ```
 
 # Impermanence
diff --git a/hosts/murk/disk-config.nix b/hosts/murk/disk-config.nix
index 2e47e57..7083763 100644
--- a/hosts/murk/disk-config.nix
+++ b/hosts/murk/disk-config.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{
+{ config, lib, pgks, ... }: {
   disko.devices = {
     disk = {
       main = {
@@ -66,4 +66,7 @@
       };
     };
   };
+
+  fileSystems."/persist".neededForBoot = true;
+  fileSystems."/var/log".neededForBoot = true;
 }