diff --git a/hosts/slab/configuration.nix b/hosts/slab/configuration.nix
index ee620d7..4ef3006 100644
--- a/hosts/slab/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/slab/configuration.nix
@@ -74,12 +74,17 @@
 
   networking.hostName = "slab";
 
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+
+  boot.plymouth.enable = true;
+  boot.kernelParams = [ "quiet" ];
+
   # cryptsetup
   boot.initrd.luks.devices = {
     lvmroot = {
       device="/dev/disk/by-uuid/2872c0f0-e544-45f0-9b6c-ea022af7805a";
       allowDiscards = true;
-      fallbackToPassword = true;
+      fallbackToPassword = lib.mkIf (!config.boot.initrd.systemd.enable) true;
       preLVM = true;
     };
   };