diff --git a/configurations/home-manager/git/default.nix b/configurations/home-manager/git/default.nix
index 2276e7a..1ea29cc 100644
--- a/configurations/home-manager/git/default.nix
+++ b/configurations/home-manager/git/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {osConfig, ...}: {
+  impermanence.fallbackPersistence.enable = false;
+
   home = {
     username = osConfig.users.users.git.name;
     homeDirectory = osConfig.users.users.git.home;
diff --git a/configurations/home-manager/leyla/default.nix b/configurations/home-manager/leyla/default.nix
index eba7f7b..8a37754 100644
--- a/configurations/home-manager/leyla/default.nix
+++ b/configurations/home-manager/leyla/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
   ];
 
   config = {
+    impermanence.enable = osConfig.host.impermanence.enable;
+
     # Home Manager needs a bit of information about you and the paths it should
     # manage.
     home = {
diff --git a/modules/home-manager-modules/impermanence.nix b/modules/home-manager-modules/impermanence.nix
index dc9eae9..6c75edd 100644
--- a/modules/home-manager-modules/impermanence.nix
+++ b/modules/home-manager-modules/impermanence.nix
@@ -8,21 +8,25 @@
 in {
   options.impermanence = {
     enable = lib.mkEnableOption "impermanence for home directory";
+    fallbackPersistence.enable = lib.mkOption {
+      type = lib.types.bool;
+      default = true;
+    };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkMerge [
     (lib.mkIf config.impermanence.enable {
       assertions = [
         {
-          assertion = osConfig.impermanence.enable;
-          message = "impermanence can not be enabled for a user when it is not enabled for a configuration";
+          assertion = osConfig.host.impermanence.enable;
+          message = "impermanence can not be enabled for a user when it is not enabled for the system";
         }
       ];
     })
-    (lib.mkIf osConfig.host.impermanence.enable {
-      # If impermanence is not enabled for this user but system impermanence is enabled,
-      # persist the entire home directory as fallback
-      home.persistence."/persist/home/${config.home.username}" = lib.mkIf (!cfg.enable) {
+    # If impermanence is not enabled for this user but system impermanence is enabled,
+    # persist the entire home directory as fallback
+    (lib.mkIf (osConfig.host.impermanence.enable && !cfg.enable && cfg.fallbackPersistence.enable) {
+      home.persistence."/persist/home/${config.home.username}" = {
         directories = ["."];
         allowOther = true;
       };