diff --git a/modules/nixos/server/kubevirt-hardware-configuration.nix b/modules/nixos/server/kubevirt-hardware-configuration.nix
index 76565629..ab87361d 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/server/kubevirt-hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/server/kubevirt-hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
     };
 
     boot.growPartition = true;
-    boot.kernelParams = [ "console=ttyS0" ];
+    boot.kernelParams = ["console=ttyS0"];
     boot.loader.grub.device = "/dev/vda";
-    boot.loader.timeout = 0;
 
     services.qemuGuest.enable = true;
     services.openssh.enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/nixos/server/server.nix b/modules/nixos/server/server.nix
index a1d88467..de551297 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/server/server.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/server/server.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-{
+{lib, ...}: {
   imports = [
     ../base
     ../../base.nix
   ];
-  boot.loader.timeout = 3; # wait for 3 seconds to select the boot entry
+  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkDefault 3; # wait for 3 seconds to select the boot entry
 }