diff --git a/reticulum.nix b/reticulum.nix
index 71dab51..8fdba71 100644
--- a/reticulum.nix
+++ b/reticulum.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {
   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.python3Packages.rns ];
 
-  environment.etc."reticulum/config".text = ''
+  environment.etc."reticulum-config".text = ''
     [reticulum]
     enable_transport = True
     share_instance = Yes
@@ -33,12 +33,19 @@
     description = "Reticulum Network Stack daemon";
     wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
     after = [ "network.target" ];
+    preStart = ''
+      mkdir -p /var/lib/reticulum/.reticulum
+      cp /etc/reticulum-config /var/lib/reticulum/.reticulum/config
+      chmod 600 /var/lib/reticulum/.reticulum/config
+    '';
     serviceConfig = {
       Type = "simple";
       User = "reticulum";
-      ExecStart = "${pkgs.python3Packages.rns}/bin/rnsd --config /etc/reticulum";
+      ExecStart = "${pkgs.python3Packages.rns}/bin/rnsd";
       Restart = "on-failure";
       RestartSec = "5s";
+      Environment = "HOME=/var/lib/reticulum";
+      StateDirectory = "reticulum";
     };
   };