diff --git a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/disko-fs.nix b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/disko-fs.nix
index 5ac145a2..7f1cc959 100644
--- a/hosts/idols-aquamarine/disko-fs.nix
+++ b/hosts/idols-aquamarine/disko-fs.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
                 fallbackToPassword = true;
                 allowDiscards = true;
               };
+              # Whether to add a boot.initrd.luks.devices entry for the specified disk.
+              # This data disk is not needed to boot the system, so we don't need to unlock it in the initrd.
+              initrdUnlock = false;
 
               # encrypt the root partition with luks2 and argon2id, will prompt for a passphrase, which will be used to unlock the partition.
               # cryptsetup luksFormat
diff --git a/modules/nixos/server/server-aarch64.nix b/modules/nixos/server/server-aarch64.nix
index 4c3cbee2..d37fdc67 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/server/server-aarch64.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/server/server-aarch64.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     ../../base.nix
   ];
 
-  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkForce 3; # wait for 3 seconds to select the boot entry
+  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkForce 7; # wait for x seconds to select the boot entry
   # Fix: jasper is marked as broken, refusing to evaluate.
   environment.enableAllTerminfo = lib.mkForce false;
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/server/server-riscv64.nix b/modules/nixos/server/server-riscv64.nix
index 3b9c2e06..d0a5071c 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/server/server-riscv64.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/server/server-riscv64.nix
@@ -15,5 +15,5 @@
     ../../base.nix
   ];
 
-  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkForce 3; # wait for 3 seconds to select the boot entry
+  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkForce 7; # wait for x seconds to select the boot entry
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/server/server.nix b/modules/nixos/server/server.nix
index de551297..051cbd98 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/server/server.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/server/server.nix
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
     ../base
     ../../base.nix
   ];
-  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkDefault 3; # wait for 3 seconds to select the boot entry
+  boot.loader.timeout = lib.mkForce 7; # wait for x seconds to select the boot entry
 }