diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix
index b6d3b00..4dff74b 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/system/podman/default.nix
@@ -3,9 +3,14 @@
   imports = [ inputs.quadlet-nix.nixosModules.quadlet ];
 
   virtualisation = {
-    containers.enable = true;
-    oci-containers.backend = "podman";
     podman.enable = true;
+
+    containers = {
+      enable = true;
+      storage.settings.storage.driver = "btrfs";
+    };
+
+    oci-containers.backend = "podman";
   };
 
   environment = {
diff --git a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix
index cb59d4b..3538393 100644
--- a/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/configs/user/console/podman/default.nix
@@ -9,10 +9,15 @@
   ...
 }:
 {
+  environment.persistence."/persist"."${home}/.local/share/containers" = { };
+
   home-manager.users.${user} = {
     imports = [ inputs.quadlet-nix.homeManagerModules.quadlet ];
 
-    services.podman.enable = true;
+    services.podman = {
+      enable = true;
+      settings.storage.storage.driver = "btrfs";
+    };
 
     home = {
       packages = with pkgs; [