diff --git a/base.nix b/base.nix
index 7a76a20..9488278 100644
--- a/base.nix
+++ b/base.nix
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
     settings = {
       auto-optimise-store = true;
       tarball-ttl = 0;
+      experimental-features = "verified-fetches";
     };
     gc = {
       automatic = true;
diff --git a/misc/template-configuration.nix b/misc/template-configuration.nix
index 3f78324..e2e2ca2 100644
--- a/misc/template-configuration.nix
+++ b/misc/template-configuration.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ let
   };
 in
 {
-  nix.settings.experimental-features = "verified-fetches";
-
   imports = [
     ./hardware-configuration.nix
     "${repo}/machine-confs/${host}.nix"