diff --git a/nixos/machines/swarm/configuration.nix b/nixos/machines/swarm/configuration.nix
index 07493f2..29c80e9 100644
--- a/nixos/machines/swarm/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos/machines/swarm/configuration.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
     plymouth = {
       enable = true;
     };
+    initrd.systemd.enable = true;
   };
 
   networking.hostName = "swarm"; # Define your hostname.
@@ -141,6 +142,8 @@
     iptsd
     surface-control
     wl-clipboard
+    # for tpm backed encryption
+    tpm2-tss
     # Podman
     podman-desktop
     podman-compose