diff --git a/hardware-configuration.nix b/hardware-configuration.nix
index ed20a1e..5f7a195 100644
--- a/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@
   # for now
   systemd.services."display-manager".preStart = ''
    chmod a+w $(realpath /sys/class/backlight/nvidia_backlight/brightness) || true
+   /etc/powerdown/powerswitch   
   '';
   # any better ideas to do this?... please? the scripts are pretty heavily modified.
   # from https://github.com/march-linux/powerdown
   services.udev.extraRules = ''
     SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ATTR{online}=="0", RUN+="/etc/powerdown/powerdown"
     SUBSYSTEM=="power_supply", ATTR{online}=="1", RUN+="/etc/powerdown/powerup"
+    SUBSYSTEM=="firmware", ACTION=="add", ATTR{loading}="-1"
   '';
 
   boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "xhci_hcd" "ehci_pci" "ahci" "usbhid" "usb_storage" "btrfs" "dm_crypt" ];