diff --git a/ci/flake-cron.nix b/ci/flake-cron.nix
index 0c9071a9..5150f7c9 100644
--- a/ci/flake-cron.nix
+++ b/ci/flake-cron.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ with lib; {
         CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
         CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
         DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK = "\${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK }}";
+        NIX_INSTALLER = "--daemon";
         NIX_CONFIG = "\${{ secrets.NIX_CONFIG }}";
       };
       on = let
@@ -41,13 +42,9 @@ with lib; {
           order = 500;
           run = "nix run .#nf-update";
           env = {
-            CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
-            CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
-            DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK = "\${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK }}";
             NF_UPDATE_GIT_COMMIT = "1";
             NF_UPDATE_CACHIX_PUSH = "1";
             NF_CONFIG_ROOT = "\${{ github.workspace }}";
-            NIX_CONFIG = "\${{ secrets.NIX_CONFIG }}";
           };
         };
       };
diff --git a/ci/nodes.nix b/ci/nodes.nix
index 1de58cd1..e5e942b9 100644
--- a/ci/nodes.nix
+++ b/ci/nodes.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ in {
         CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
         DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK = "\${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK }}";
         NIX_CONFIG = "\${{ secrets.NIX_CONFIG }}";
+        NIX_INSTALLER = "--daemon";
       };
       on = let
         paths = [
@@ -42,10 +43,6 @@ in {
               order = 500;
               run = "nix run .#nf-build-system -- nixosConfigurations.${name}.config.system.build.toplevel ${name} NixOS";
               env = {
-                NIX_CONFIG = "\${{ secrets.NIX_CONFIG }}";
-                CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
-                CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
-                DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK = "\${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK }}";
                 NF_UPDATE_CACHIX_PUSH = "1";
                 NF_CONFIG_ROOT = "\${{ github.workspace }}";
               };
@@ -58,10 +55,6 @@ in {
               order = 500;
               run = "nix run .#nf-build-system -- homeConfigurations.${name}.activationPackage ${name} Home";
               env = {
-                NIX_CONFIG = "\${{ secrets.NIX_CONFIG }}";
-                CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_AUTH_TOKEN }}";
-                CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY = "\${{ secrets.CACHIX_SIGNING_KEY }}";
-                DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK = "\${{ secrets.DISCORD_WEBHOOK_LINK }}";
                 NF_UPDATE_CACHIX_PUSH = "1";
                 NF_CONFIG_ROOT = "\${{ github.workspace }}";
               };