diff --git a/hosts/nixos/default.nix b/hosts/nixos/default.nix
index d1b1c2a..1fa3268 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/default.nix
@@ -53,7 +53,15 @@
   powerManagement.powertop.enable = true;
 
   # things are better this way
-  users.defaultUserShell = pkgs.zsh;
+  users = {
+    defaultUserShell = pkgs.zsh;
+    users.root = {
+      openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
+        "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIO06en1r4+zg8JMGPq7WiZeh/DBUvfhDJX3e+J5Z5Ttk blake@snowbelle"
+        "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIP0FLKK9yEPYpGuCjoX0e7Ky/zTPfzDk7IkrR3tOmELP blake@vaniville"
+      ];
+    };
+  };
 
   # base system package install list
   environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [