diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c931ee48..c7b3df19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 /result
 /result*
 secrets.nix
-!config/profiles/common/nixos/secrets.nix
+!profiles/common/nixos/secrets.nix
diff --git a/profiles/common/nixos/secrets.nix b/profiles/common/nixos/secrets.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..877d1874
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/common/nixos/secrets.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
+
+{
+  secrets = {
+    root = "/var/lib/kat/secrets";
+    persistentRoot = "/var/lib/kat/secrets";
+    external = true;
+  };
+}