diff --git a/systems/vm.nix b/systems/vm.nix
index 830b2f0..35a7813 100644
--- a/systems/vm.nix
+++ b/systems/vm.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@
       systemd-boot.consoleMode = "0";
    };
 
+      boot.initrd.luks.devices = {
+      root = { 
+      device = "/dev/sda";
+      preLVM = true;
+      };
+   };
+
    boot.binfmt.emulatedSystems = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
 
    nix.settings.extra-platforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];