diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 4051b43..a907e46 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -211,6 +211,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "home-manager-unstable": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs-unstable"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1722203588,
+        "narHash": "sha256-91V5FMSQ4z9bkhTCf0f86Zjw0bh367daSf0mzCIW0vU=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "rev": "792757f643cedc13f02098d8ed506d82e19ec1da",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "home-manager",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "hyprcursor": {
       "inputs": {
         "hyprlang": [
@@ -474,6 +494,7 @@
         "hardware": "hardware",
         "helix": "helix",
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
+        "home-manager-unstable": "home-manager-unstable",
         "hyprland": "hyprland",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_3",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 4ab44d1..c63f222 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
     home-manager.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager/release-24.05";
     home-manager.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
 
+    home-manager-unstable.url = "github:nix-community/home-manager";
+    home-manager-unstable.inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs-unstable";
+
     helix.url = "github:helix-editor/helix/master";
     hardware.url = "github:nixos/nixos-hardware";
     hyprland.url = "github:hyprwm/Hyprland";
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@
     sops-nix,
     git-hooks,
     home-manager,
+    home-manager-unstable,
     helix,
     hardware,
     # nnf,
@@ -217,12 +221,12 @@
     };
 
     nixosModules = import ./modules/nixos {
-      inherit home-manager helix nixosModules homeManagerModules pubkey overlays colors sops-nix disko;
+      inherit home-manager home-manager-unstable helix nixosModules homeManagerModules pubkey overlays colors sops-nix disko;
       flakeInputs = self.inputs;
     };
 
     homeManagerModules = import ./modules/home-manager {
-      inherit home-manager helix nixosModules homeManagerModules pubkey overlays colors;
+      inherit home-manager home-manager-unstable helix nixosModules homeManagerModules pubkey overlays colors;
       inherit (nixpkgs) lib;
       flakeInputs = self.inputs;
     };
@@ -231,6 +235,8 @@
       beefcake = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-defaults
+
           hardware.nixosModules.common-cpu-intel
 
           common
@@ -249,9 +255,11 @@
         ];
       };
 
-      dragon = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+      dragon = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-unstable-defaults
+
           outputs.diskoConfigurations.standard
           hardware.nixosModules.common-cpu-amd
           hardware.nixosModules.common-pc-ssd
@@ -284,6 +292,8 @@
       htpc = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-defaults
+
           hardware.nixosModules.common-pc-ssd
 
           common
@@ -304,6 +314,8 @@
       foxtrot = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-unstable-defaults
+
           outputs.diskoConfigurations.standard
           hardware.nixosModules.framework-13-7040-amd
 
@@ -341,9 +353,10 @@
         ];
       };
 
-      thablet = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+      thablet = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-unstable-defaults
           outputs.diskoConfigurations.standard
           hardware.nixosModules.lenovo-thinkpad-x1-yoga
 
@@ -399,9 +412,11 @@
       #   ];
       # };
 
-      thinker = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
+      thinker = nixpkgs-unstable.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-unstable-defaults
+
           {
             _module.args = {
               disks = ["/dev/nvme0n1"];
@@ -439,6 +454,8 @@
       musicbox = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-defaults
+
           {
             _module.args = {
               disks = ["/dev/sda"];
@@ -474,6 +491,7 @@
       rascal = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-defaults
           hardware.nixosModules.common-cpu-amd
           common
           ./nixos/rascal.nix
@@ -483,6 +501,7 @@
       router = nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = with nixosModules; [
+          home-manager-defaults
           outputs.diskoConfigurations.unencrypted
           common
           linux
diff --git a/modules/home-manager/default.nix b/modules/home-manager/default.nix
index 470b2c2..d171261 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager/default.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   flakeInputs,
   homeManagerModules,
   home-manager,
+  home-manager-unstable,
   helix,
   nixosModules,
   pubkey,
diff --git a/modules/nixos/default.nix b/modules/nixos/default.nix
index 449112e..824435e 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/default.nix
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   flakeInputs,
   homeManagerModules,
   home-manager,
+  home-manager-unstable,
   helix,
   nixosModules,
   pubkey,
@@ -32,6 +33,16 @@
     home-manager.backupFileExtension = "hm-backup";
   };
 
+  home-manager-unstable-defaults = {
+    imports = [
+      # enable home-manager
+      home-manager-unstable.nixosModules.home-manager
+    ];
+
+    home-manager.useGlobalPkgs = true;
+    home-manager.backupFileExtension = "hm-backup";
+  };
+
   mdns-and-lan-service-discovery = {
     services.avahi = {
       enable = true;
@@ -875,8 +886,6 @@
       my-favorite-default-system-apps
       mosh
 
-      home-manager-defaults
-
       daniel
     ];
 
diff --git a/nixos/dragon.nix b/nixos/dragon.nix
index cd8d211..dea4433 100644
--- a/nixos/dragon.nix
+++ b/nixos/dragon.nix
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
   config,
   ...
 }: {
-  system.stateVersion = "24.05";
-  home-manager.users.daniel.home.stateVersion = "24.05";
-  networking.hostName = "dragon";
-
+  imports = [
+    {
+      system.stateVersion = "24.05";
+      home-manager.users.daniel.home.stateVersion = "24.05";
+      networking.hostName = "dragon";
+    }
+  ];
   hardware.graphics.extraPackages = [
     # pkgs.rocmPackages.clr.icd
     pkgs.amdvlk
@@ -17,11 +20,14 @@
     pkgs.vaapiVdpau
   ];
 
-  boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
-  boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
-  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = ["xhci_pci" "nvme" "ahci" "usbhid"];
-  boot.kernelModules = ["kvm-amd"];
-  boot.supportedFilesystems = ["ntfs"];
+  boot = {
+    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_zen;
+    loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
+    loader.systemd-boot.enable = true;
+    initrd.availableKernelModules = ["xhci_pci" "nvme" "ahci" "usbhid"];
+    kernelModules = ["kvm-amd"];
+    supportedFilesystems = ["ntfs"];
+  };
 
   hardware.bluetooth = {
     enable = true;