diff --git a/hosts/bootstrap.nix b/hosts/bootstrap.nix
index 3852aef..63e7e3f 100644
--- a/hosts/bootstrap.nix
+++ b/hosts/bootstrap.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
 
+  bud.localFlakeClone = "/etc/nixos";
+
   # will be overridden by the bootstrapIso instrumentation
   fileSystems."/" = { device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos"; };
 }