diff --git a/nix/configuration/configuration.nix b/nix/configuration/configuration.nix
index 44cf3c4..47ef6c0 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/configuration.nix
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@
       "/var/lib/nixos" # Contains user information (uids/gids)
       "/var/lib/systemd" # Systemd state directory for random seed, persistent timers, core dumps, persist hardware state like backlight and rfkill
       "/var/log/journal" # Logs, alternatively set `services.journald.storage = "volatile";` to write to /run/log/journal
-      "/etc/zfs/zpool.cache" # Which zpools to import, the root zpool is already imported and does not need this cache file but this captures additional pools. TODO consider setting cachefile=none on main pool.
     ];
     files = [
       "/etc/machine-id" # Systemd unique machine id "otherwise, the system journal may fail to list earlier boots, etc"
diff --git a/nix/configuration/roles/zfs/default.nix b/nix/configuration/roles/zfs/default.nix
index 94c6fcc..756d503 100644
--- a/nix/configuration/roles/zfs/default.nix
+++ b/nix/configuration/roles/zfs/default.nix
@@ -44,4 +44,11 @@ in
     zfs_clone_recv
     zfs_clone_resume
   ];
+
+  environment.persistence."/persist" = lib.mkIf (!config.me.buildingIso) {
+    hideMounts = true;
+    directories = [
+      "/etc/zfs/zpool.cache" # Which zpools to import, the root zpool is already imported and does not need this cache file but this captures additional pools.
+    ];
+  };
 }