diff --git a/hosts/common/optional/persistence.nix b/hosts/common/optional/persistence.nix
index f70abd1..1f2f8c4 100644
--- a/hosts/common/optional/persistence.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/optional/persistence.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,10 @@
     hideMounts = true;
     directories = [
       "/etc/nixos"
-      "/srv"
       "/var/log"
       "/var/lib/nixos"
       "/var/lib/systemd/coredump"
       "/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections"
-      "/var/lib/flatpak"
-      "/run/secrets-for-users"
     ];
     files = [
       "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
diff --git a/hosts/merlin/default.nix b/hosts/merlin/default.nix
index e334a26..05836bb 100644
--- a/hosts/merlin/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/merlin/default.nix
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
+  environment.persistence."/persist" = {
+    directories = [
+      "/etc/zpool"
+    ];
+  };
+
   boot.supportedFilesystems = ["zfs"];
   boot.zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
   networking.hostId = "18aec5d7";