diff --git a/hosts/yodaTab/configuration.nix b/hosts/yodaTab/configuration.nix
index 23bee9b..56238d0 100644
--- a/hosts/yodaTab/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/yodaTab/configuration.nix
@@ -66,7 +66,14 @@
   #yoda.btrfsMounts = yoda.btrfsFileSystems;
   fileSystems."/mnt/512gb".options = [ "noatime" "commit=60" ]; # Ext4
 
-  boot.kernelParams = [];
+  # Fix touchpad/keyboard issue during boot.
+  # TODO neither touch nor keyboard work
+  # TODO try again with initrd.systemd.enable, see below. but disable Plymouth in that case
+  #boot.initrd.unl0kr.enable = true;
+
+  # Motivation behind bare bones systemd-based initrd: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/164943
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+
   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
 
   # Most users should never change this value after the initial install, for any reason, even if you've upgraded your system to a new NixOS release.