diff --git a/hosts/nixos/common/global/persistence.nix b/hosts/nixos/common/global/persistence.nix
index 638199d..ffcd441 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/common/global/persistence.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/common/global/persistence.nix
@@ -1,5 +1 @@
-{
-  environment.persistence."/persist/state".files = [
-    "/etc/machine-id"
-  ];
-}
+{ }
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix
index 5bafc5b..4186fa0 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/lapetus/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ in
   # ID required by zfs.
   networking.hostId = "08357db3";
 
+  # Set machine id for log continuity
+  environment.etc.machine-id.text = "d9571439c8a34e34b89727b73bad3587";
+
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/FAQ/When_do_I_update_stateVersion
   system.stateVersion = "23.05";
 
diff --git a/hosts/nixos/tethys/default.nix b/hosts/nixos/tethys/default.nix
index d9c49ab..037b301 100644
--- a/hosts/nixos/tethys/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/nixos/tethys/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
   # Set the name of this machine!
   networking.hostName = "tethys";
 
+  # Set machine id for log continuity
+  environment.etc.machine-id.text = "08357db3540c4cd2b76d4bb7f825ec88";
+
   # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/FAQ/When_do_I_update_stateVersion
   system.stateVersion = "22.11";