diff --git a/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix b/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix
index b1d5566..bd05a44 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/impermanence.nix
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ in
         };
       };
 
-  age.identityPaths = [ "/persist/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key" ];
+  age.identityPaths = [
+    "/persist/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
+    "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
+  ];
 
   fileSystems."/state" = mkIf config.environment.persistence."/state".enable {
     neededForBoot = true;