diff --git a/docs/vm/installing-zfs-impermance.md b/docs/vm/installing-zfs-impermance.md
index 882c6c6..aca71f550 100644
--- a/docs/vm/installing-zfs-impermance.md
+++ b/docs/vm/installing-zfs-impermance.md
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 > https://grahamc.com/blog/erase-your-darlings/
 
+# Get hostid
+
+run `head -c 8 /etc/machine-id`
+and copy into networking.hostId to ensure ZFS doesnt get borked on reboot
+
 # Partitioning
+
 parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mklabel gpt
 parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mkpart root ext4 512MB -8GB
 parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mkpart swap linux-swap -8GB 100%
@@ -8,18 +14,24 @@ parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- mkpart ESP fat32 1MB 512MB
 parted /dev/nvme0n1 -- set 3 esp on
 
 # Formatting
+
 mkswap -L swap /dev/nvme0n1p2
+swapon /dev/nvme0n1p2
 mkfs.fat -F 32 -n boot /dev/nvme0n1p3
 
 # ZFS on root partition
+
 zpool create -O mountpoint=none rpool /dev/nvme0n1p1
 
-zfs create -p -o mountpoint=none rpool/local/root
+zfs create -p -o mountpoint=legacy rpool/local/root
+
 ## immediate blank snapshot
+
 zfs snapshot rpool/local/root@blank
 mount -t zfs rpool/local/root /mnt
 
 # Boot partition
+
 mkdir /mnt/boot
 mount /dev/nvme0n1p3 /mnt/boot
 
@@ -38,4 +50,4 @@ zfs create -p -o mountpoint=legacy rpool/safe/persist
 mkdir /mnt/persist
 mount -t zfs rpool/safe/persist /mnt/persist
 
-Set `networking.hostid`` in the nixos config to `head -c 8 /etc/machine-id`
+Set ` networking.hostid`` in the nixos config to  `head -c 8 /etc/machine-id`
diff --git a/nixos/hosts/helios/default.nix b/nixos/hosts/helios/default.nix
index d242378..81a9101 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/helios/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/helios/default.nix
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
       fsType = "zfs";
     };
 
+  fileSystems."/boot" =
+    {
+      device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/4D87-0642";
+      fsType = "vfat";
+    };
+
   fileSystems."/nix" =
     {
       device = "rpool/local/nix";
@@ -75,11 +81,10 @@
       device = "rpool/safe/persist";
       fsType = "zfs";
     };
-  fileSystems."/boot" =
-    {
-      device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/B19B-8223";
-      fsType = "vfat";
-    };
+
+  swapDevices =
+    [{ device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/4939bb1a-221c-455a-9011-a633f81490da"; }];
+
 
 
   swapDevices =