diff --git a/config/default.nix b/config/default.nix
index 0f8f7e0d..438b145d 100644
--- a/config/default.nix
+++ b/config/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@
 
 lib.mkMerge [
   {
-    boot.cleanTmpDir = true;
+    boot = {
+      cleanTmpDir = true;
+      # recommend to turn off, only on by default for backwards compatibility
+      zfs.forceImportRoot = false;
+    };
 
     documentation.nixos.enable = false;