diff --git a/hosts/common/core/sops.nix b/hosts/common/core/sops.nix
index fa71d2c..2ac8d48 100644
--- a/hosts/common/core/sops.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/core/sops.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, inputs, config, username, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, inputs, config, ... }:
 
 let
   secretsDirectory = builtins.toString inputs.nix-secrets;
   secretsFile = "${secretsDirectory}/secrets.yaml";
-  hasOptinPersistence = config.environment.persistence ? "/persist";
+  hasOptinPersistence = environment.persistence ? "/persist";
   hostname = config.networking.hostName;
+
 in
 {
   imports = [
diff --git a/hosts/common/optional/openssh.nix b/hosts/common/optional/openssh.nix
index b224739..a6a68f4 100644
--- a/hosts/common/optional/openssh.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/optional/openssh.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 { lib, config, ... }:
 let
   sshPort = 22;
-  hasOptinPersistence = config.environment.persistence ? "/persist";
+  hasOptinPersistence = environment.persistence ? "/persist";
+
 in
 
 {
diff --git a/justfile b/justfile
index 9f5ae6d..511091e 100644
--- a/justfile
+++ b/justfile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ update-flake-secrets:
 # full system rebuild from flake (stages changes and automatically detects host)
 rebuild-system:
   git add *.nix
-  sudo nixos-rebuild switch --flake .#$(hostname)
+  sudo nixos-rebuild switch --option eval-cache false --flake .#$(hostname)
 
 # updates all flake inputs for system
 update-flake: