diff --git a/hosts/common/core/impermanence.nix b/hosts/common/core/impermanence.nix
index 0b696d2..fe82a00 100644
--- a/hosts/common/core/impermanence.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/core/impermanence.nix
@@ -4,15 +4,14 @@
   #environment.persistence."/nix/state" = {
   #  hideMounts = true;
   #  files = [
-  #    "/etc/machine-id"
-  #    "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
-  #    "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub"
   #  ];
   #  directories = [
-  #    "/var/log"
   #  ];
   #};
 
+  # Give agenix access to the hostkey independent of impermanence activation
+  age.identityPaths = ["/persist/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"];
+
   # State that should be kept forever, and backed up accordingly.
   environment.persistence."/persist" = {
     hideMounts = true;