diff --git a/systems/gerg-desktop/erase-your-darlings.nix b/systems/gerg-desktop/erase-your-darlings.nix
index 6ff59f6..f43f039 100644
--- a/systems/gerg-desktop/erase-your-darlings.nix
+++ b/systems/gerg-desktop/erase-your-darlings.nix
@@ -12,4 +12,7 @@ _: {lib, ...}: {
   #make sure the sopskey is found
   sops.age.sshKeyPaths = lib.mkForce ["/persist/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"];
   fileSystems."/persist".neededForBoot = true;
+  environment.etc = {
+    "machine-id".text = "b6431c2851094770b614a9cfa78fb6ea";
+  };
 }