diff --git a/modules/nix-gc.nix b/modules/nix-gc.nix
index 3380af4..a9c8e7b 100644
--- a/modules/nix-gc.nix
+++ b/modules/nix-gc.nix
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     };
 
     script = ''
-      set -eu -o pipefail
       ${config.nix.package.out}/bin/nix-env --delete-generations +7 --profile /nix/var/nix/profiles/system
     '';
   };
diff --git a/modules/spin-down/hd-idle.nix b/modules/spin-down/hd-idle.nix
index 3d3aebd..7b4095f 100644
--- a/modules/spin-down/hd-idle.nix
+++ b/modules/spin-down/hd-idle.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ in
         let
           args = strings.concatMapStrings (x: " -a disk/by-id/${x} -i 300") cfg;
         in ''
-          set -eu -o pipefail
           ${pkgs.hd-idle}/bin/hd-idle ${args}
         '';
     };