diff --git a/modules/openssh-pregenerated.nix b/modules/openssh-pregenerated.nix
index 0e4f173..ff73f34 100644
--- a/modules/openssh-pregenerated.nix
+++ b/modules/openssh-pregenerated.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 let
   keyFile = "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key";
+  persistentKeyFile = "/nix/persistence/${keyFile}";
 in
 {
   services.openssh = {
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@ in
     settings.HostKey = keyFile;
   };
 
+  # age will be activated, before impermanence mounts persistent files and directories. A workaround is to specify the persistent path for the key file
   age.identityPaths = [
-    keyFile
+    persistentKeyFile
   ];
 }