diff --git a/default-host/hardware-configuration.nix b/default-host/hardware-configuration.nix
index 0305bb69..ce093690 100644
--- a/default-host/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/default-host/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   boot.extraModulePackages = [];
 
   fileSystems."/" = {
-    device = "UUID=7594aea3-de1f-466c-8420-3c7e4997fb34";
+    device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/7594aea3-de1f-466c-8420-3c7e4997fb34";
     fsType = "bcachefs";
   };
 
diff --git a/system/boot/boot-options.nix b/system/boot/boot-options.nix
index 59e110f2..2a55ffd0 100644
--- a/system/boot/boot-options.nix
+++ b/system/boot/boot-options.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
   # bootloader timeout set, also press t repeatedly in the bootmenu to set there
   boot.loader.timeout = 15;
   # use systemd initrd instead of udev
-  # boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true; # does not work with bcachefs
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
 
   # boot.consoleLogLevel = 0; # configure silent boot
   boot.kernelParams = [