diff --git a/hardware.mod.nix b/hardware.mod.nix
index 26e7a1b..da9c2f2 100644
--- a/hardware.mod.nix
+++ b/hardware.mod.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ in
       {
         environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ mergerfs ];
         hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
+        boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest; # hope this doesn't break anything -e 
         networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
       }
     )