diff --git a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix
index c5f53a3..470ce48 100644
--- a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/impermanence.nix
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ in {
 
   config = lib.mkIf config.storage.impermanence.enable (lib.mkMerge [
     {
+      assertions = [
+        {
+          assertion = config.storage.zfs.enable;
+          message = "storage.impermanence can not be used without storage.zfs.";
+        }
+      ];
+
       environment.persistence =
         lib.mapAttrs (datasetName: dataset: {
           enable = true;
@@ -77,8 +84,12 @@ in {
           }) (lib.filterAttrs (_: fileConfig: fileConfig.enable) dataset.files);
         })
         config.storage.impermanence.datasets;
+      # TODO: need for boot on filesystems
     }
     (lib.mkIf config.storage.zfs.enable {
+      # TODO: activationScripts config for private folders
+      # TODO: rollback post resume
+      # TODO: fuse userAllowOther
       storage.zfs.datasets =
         lib.mapAttrs (
           datasetName: dataset:
diff --git a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix
index 1c1986a..e1f013d 100644
--- a/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos-modules/storage/storage.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
             };
             "persist/system/var/log" = {
               type = "zfs_fs";
-              mountpoint = "/persist/system/var/log";
+              mountpoint = "/var/log";
               options = {
                 "com.sun:auto-snapshot" = "false";
               };
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
           };
         }
         (util.mkUnless config.storage.impermanence.enable {
-          # TODO: configure datasets for normal zfs
           # TODO: create datasets for systemd.services.<name>.storage.impermanence.datasets
           storage.zfs.datasets = {
             "persist/system/root" = {
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@
             };
           };
           storage.zfs.datasets = {
-            # TODO: is there a way that we can link these two folders in configs via storage.impermanence.datasets
             "local/system/root" = {
               type = "zfs_fs";
               mountpoint = "/";
@@ -58,6 +56,14 @@
               postCreateHook = ''
                 zfs snapshot rpool/local/system/root@blank
               '';
+
+              directories = {
+                "/var/lib/nixos".enable = true;
+                "/var/lib/systemd/coredump".enable = true;
+              };
+              files = {
+                "/etc/machine-id".enable = true;
+              };
             };
           };