diff --git a/hosts/common/common.nix b/hosts/common/common.nix
index 1517d9b..11518bc 100644
--- a/hosts/common/common.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/common.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
   smayzy.virt.enable = true;
 
+  smayzy.nh.enable = true;
+
   users.users.smayzy = {
     isNormalUser = true;
     description = "smayzy";
diff --git a/modules/nix/nh.nix b/modules/nix/nh.nix
index 9483019..f277738 100644
--- a/modules/nix/nh.nix
+++ b/modules/nix/nh.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, ...}:
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkIf mkOption types;
+in
 {
-programs.nh = {
-    enable = true;
-    clean.enable = true;
-    clean.extraArgs = "--keep 10";
-    flake = "/home/smayzy/nix-config";
+  options.smayzy.nh.enable = mkOption {
+    type = types.bool;
+    default = false;
+    description = "use nh";
+  };
+
+  config = mkIf config.smayzy.nh.enable {
+    programs.nh = {
+      enable = true;
+      clean.enable = true;
+      clean.extraArgs = "--keep 10";
+      flake = "/home/smayzy/nix-config";
+    };
   };
 }