diff --git a/hosts/alpha/default.nix b/hosts/alpha/default.nix
index 349c58e..b1771d4 100644
--- a/hosts/alpha/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/alpha/default.nix
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@
     ];
   };
 
+  users.users.${username} = {linger = true;};
   home-manager.users.${username} = {
     imports = [
       ./home.nix
diff --git a/hosts/arcturus/default.nix b/hosts/arcturus/default.nix
index fa6b036..f6aa6ac 100644
--- a/hosts/arcturus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/arcturus/default.nix
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@
     ];
   };
 
+  users.users.${username} = {linger = true;};
   home-manager.users.${username} = {
     imports = [
       ./home.nix
diff --git a/hosts/homelab/default.nix b/hosts/homelab/default.nix
index f3deca7..34dcbf2 100755
--- a/hosts/homelab/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/homelab/default.nix
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@
     ];
   };
 
+  users.users.${username} = {linger = true;};
   home-manager.users.${username} = {
     imports = [
       ./home.nix
diff --git a/hosts/vega/default.nix b/hosts/vega/default.nix
index d1dcbac..07bae60 100644
--- a/hosts/vega/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/vega/default.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     enable = false;
   };
 
+  users.users.${username} = {linger = true;};
   home-manager.users.${username} = {
     imports = [
       ./home.nix
diff --git a/hosts/vps/default.nix b/hosts/vps/default.nix
index b533d6f..353c09e 100644
--- a/hosts/vps/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/vps/default.nix
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
     ];
   };
 
+  users.users.${username} = {linger = true;};
   home-manager.users.${username} = {
     imports = [
       ./home.nix