diff --git a/configuration.nix b/configuration.nix
index 9782e10..3ecab10 100644
--- a/configuration.nix
+++ b/configuration.nix
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
 
-  nix.settings.auto-optimise-store = true;
-  nix.gc = {
-    automatic = true;
-    dates = "weekly";
-    options = "--delete-older-than 10d";
-  };
+  # disabled in favor of nh (see pkgs.nix)
+  # nix.settings.auto-optimise-store = true;
+  # nix.gc = {
+  #   automatic = true;
+  #   dates = "weekly";
+  #   options = "--delete-older-than 10d";
+  # };
 
   # Set your time zone.
   time.timeZone = "America/Los_Angeles";
@@ -138,6 +139,7 @@
   programs.ssh.askPassword =  "ksshaskpass";
 
   nix.settings.experimental-features = [ "nix-command" "flakes" ];
+  nix.settings.trusted-users = ["kyle"];
 
   # This value determines the NixOS release from which the default
   # settings for stateful data, like file locations and database versions