diff --git a/hosts/parsons/hardware.nix b/hosts/parsons/hardware.nix
index 36c90bb..7a3d614 100644
--- a/hosts/parsons/hardware.nix
+++ b/hosts/parsons/hardware.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   fileSystems."/persist" =
     { device = "zroot/safe/persist";
       fsType = "zfs";
+      neededForBoot = true;
     };
 
   fileSystems."/home" =