diff --git a/hosts/common/core/system.nix b/hosts/common/core/system.nix
index 3a0a6a0..e0ab5bd 100644
--- a/hosts/common/core/system.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/core/system.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   };
   boot = {
     initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+    initrd.systemd.emergencyAccess = true;
     initrd.availableKernelModules = ["xhci_pci" "nvme" "usb_storage" "usbhid" "sd_mod" "rtsx_pci_sdmmc"];
     supportedFilesystems = ["ntfs"];
     kernelModules = ["kvm-intel"];
diff --git a/hosts/patricknix/fs.nix b/hosts/patricknix/fs.nix
index 5e8b1bb..faacbee 100644
--- a/hosts/patricknix/fs.nix
+++ b/hosts/patricknix/fs.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   fileSystems."/" = {
     device = "rpool/ROOT/nixos";
     fsType = "zfs";
+    options = ["zfsutil" "X-mount.mkdir"];
   };
 
   fileSystems."/boot" = {