diff --git a/nix.mod.nix b/nix.mod.nix
index 325b3a7..bb36959 100644
--- a/nix.mod.nix
+++ b/nix.mod.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,12 @@ in {
         nix.settings.trusted-users = ["remote-builder"];
       }
     )
+    {
+      nix.settings = {
+        substituters = ["https://cache.nixos.org?priority=3"];
+        trusted-public-keys = ["cache.nixos.org-1:6NCHdD59X431o0gWypbMrAURkbJ16ZPMQFGspcDShjY="];
+      };
+    }
     (
       {
         config,
@@ -140,11 +146,18 @@ in {
         )
         {
           nix.settings = {
-            substituters = ["https://cache.collective-conciousness.monster"];
+            substituters = ["https://cache.collective-conciousness.monster?priority=1"];
             trusted-public-keys = ["adyya-flake:PAbC0hnAiNj/kHcm9wIykmKIf25FDeXB6JusqlX2ghs="];
           };
         }
     )
+    {
+      nix.settings = {
+        # binary caches for conduwuit
+        substituters = ["https://attic.kennel.juneis.dog/conduit?priority=5" "https://attic.kennel.juneis.dog/conduwuit?priority=7"];
+        trusted-public-keys = ["conduit:eEKoUwlQGDdYmAI/Q/0slVlegqh/QmAvQd7HBSm21Wk=" "conduwuit:BbycGUgTISsltcmH0qNjFR9dbrQNYgdIAcmViSGoVTE="];
+      };
+    }
   ];
   personal.modules = [
     {
diff --git a/services/social/conduit.mod.nix b/services/social/conduit.mod.nix
index 092a5ab..7cb740d 100644
--- a/services/social/conduit.mod.nix
+++ b/services/social/conduit.mod.nix
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
           database_backend = "rocksdb";
           max_request_size = 1024 * 1024 * 1024;
           address = "127.0.0.1";
-          port = "7893";
-          database_path = "/var/services/conduwuit/";
+          port = 7893;
+          #  database_path = lib.mkForce "/var/services/conduwuit/";
         };
       };
 
       systemd.services.conduit.serviceConfig.ExecStart = lib.mkForce (lib.getExe config.services.matrix-conduit.package); # wrong in nixpkgs
     })
   ];
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}