diff --git a/hosts/merlin/default.nix b/hosts/merlin/default.nix
index b8eb206..7844783 100644
--- a/hosts/merlin/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/merlin/default.nix
@@ -85,6 +85,13 @@ in {
     fsType = "btrfs";
   };
 
+  services = {
+    earlyoom = {
+      enable = true;
+      freeMemThreshold = 3;
+    };
+  };
+
   networking = {
     hostName = "merlin";
     nameservers = ["${piholeIp}" "${gatewayIp}" "8.8.8.8"];