diff --git a/options.nix b/options.nix
index a286fcc..43a0896 100644
--- a/options.nix
+++ b/options.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
       type = types.int;
     };
     persistedShares = mkOption {
-      default = [ "/etc" "/home" "/var" ];
+      default = [];
       type = with types; listOf str;
     };
     extraShares = mkOption {