diff --git a/base.nix b/base.nix
index 62628fe..bbd7f15 100644
--- a/base.nix
+++ b/base.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@
       distributedBuilds = true;
       optimise.automatic = true;
       settings = {
+        use-xdg-base-directories = true;
         auto-optimise-store = true;
         trusted-users = [ "nixremote" ];
         system-features = featuresList;