diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/ssh/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/ssh/default.nix
index d6aa172..4067000 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/ssh/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/ssh/default.nix
@@ -9,15 +9,12 @@
   ...
 }:
 {
+  environment.persistence."/persist"."${home}/.ssh/known_hosts" = { };
+
   home-manager.users.${user} = {
     programs.ssh = {
       enable = true;
       addKeysToAgent = "yes";
-      userKnownHostsFile = lib.strings.concatStringsSep " " [
-        ../../../../../installer/secrets/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-        ../../../../../eirene/secrets/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-        ../../../../../elara/secrets/ssh_host_ed25519_key.pub
-      ];
     };
 
     services.ssh-agent.enable = true;
diff --git a/hosts/eirene/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix b/hosts/eirene/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix
index 9b0dbef..93e742f 100644
--- a/hosts/eirene/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/eirene/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@
         hostname = "github.com";
         user = "git";
         identityFile = "${home}/.ssh/ssh_personal_ed25519_key";
-        extraOptions = {
-          StrictHostKeyChecking = "no";
-          UserKnownHostsFile = "/dev/null";
-        };
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/hosts/elara/configs/git/default.nix b/hosts/elara/configs/git/default.nix
index bf0ef90..a7a2013 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/configs/git/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/configs/git/default.nix
@@ -11,12 +11,10 @@
       User git
       HostName github.com
       IdentityFile /root/.ssh/ssh_sas_ed25519_key
-      StrictHostKeyChecking no
 
     Host gitlab.sas.com
       User git
       HostName gitlab.sas.com
       IdentityFile /root/.ssh/ssh_sas_ed25519_key
-      StrictHostKeyChecking no
   '';
 }
diff --git a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/git/default.nix b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/git/default.nix
index c62e22e..5edce76 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/git/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/git/default.nix
@@ -25,20 +25,12 @@
           "${home}/.ssh/ssh_sas_ed25519_key"
           "${home}/.ssh/ssh_personal_ed25519_key"
         ];
-        extraOptions = {
-          StrictHostKeyChecking = "no";
-          UserKnownHostsFile = "/dev/null";
-        };
       };
 
       "gitlab.sas.com" = {
         hostname = "gitlab.sas.com";
         user = "git";
         identityFile = "${home}/.ssh/ssh_sas_ed25519_key";
-        extraOptions = {
-          StrictHostKeyChecking = "no";
-          UserKnownHostsFile = "/dev/null";
-        };
       };
 
       "gerrit-svi.unx.sas.com" = {
@@ -46,10 +38,6 @@
         user = "nikara";
         port = 29418;
         identityFile = "${home}/.ssh/ssh_sas_ed25519_key";
-        extraOptions = {
-          StrictHostKeyChecking = "no";
-          UserKnownHostsFile = "/dev/null";
-        };
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/ssh/default.nix b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/ssh/default.nix
index c8f68dc..08cf691 100644
--- a/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/ssh/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/elara/users/nikara/configs/console/ssh/default.nix
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@
       inherit user;
       hostname = "cldlgn.fyi.sas.com";
       identityFile = "${home}/.ssh/ssh_sas_ed25519_key";
-      extraOptions = {
-        StrictHostKeyChecking = "no";
-        UserKnownHostsFile = "/dev/null";
-      };
     };
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/installer/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix b/hosts/installer/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix
index 9397663..052a8b0 100644
--- a/hosts/installer/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/installer/users/nick/configs/console/git/default.nix
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
         hostname = "github.com";
         user = "git";
         identityFile = "${home}/.ssh/ssh_personal_ed25519_key";
-        extraOptions = {
-          StrictHostKeyChecking = "no";
-          UserKnownHostsFile = "/dev/null";
-        };
       };
     };
   };