diff --git a/configs/filesystems/impermanence.nix b/configs/filesystems/impermanence.nix
index e8663c2..cdff177 100644
--- a/configs/filesystems/impermanence.nix
+++ b/configs/filesystems/impermanence.nix
@@ -105,6 +105,21 @@
   # Directories to persist between boots
   fileSystems."/persist".neededForBoot = true;
   environment.persistence."/persist" = {
+    # Hide the mounts from showing up in the file manager.
     hideMounts = true;
+    files = [
+      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key"
+      "/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub"
+      "/etc/machine-id"
+    ];
+    users.rafiq = {
+      directories = [
+        "repos"
+      ];
+      files = [
+        ".config/sops/age/keys.txt"
+        ".ssh/id_ed25519"
+      ];
+    };
   };
 }
diff --git a/configs/shell/scripts/deploy.sh b/configs/shell/scripts/deploy.sh
index 7370a76..96b926f 100755
--- a/configs/shell/scripts/deploy.sh
+++ b/configs/shell/scripts/deploy.sh
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ done
 
 # Prepare temporary directory and copy necessary files
 root=$(mktemp -d)
+mkdir -p ${root}/persist
+root=${root}/persist
 sudo cp --verbose --archive --parents /etc/ssh/ssh_host_* ${root}
 sudo cp --verbose --archive --parents ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 ${root}
 sudo cp --verbose --archive --parents ~/.config/sops/age/keys.txt ${root}