diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 2dba8c5..96bfbda 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nixpkgs-empyrean": {
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1732981179,
+        "narHash": "sha256-F7thesZPvAMSwjRu0K8uFshTk3ZZSNAsXTIFvXBT+34=",
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "rev": "62c435d93bf046a5396f3016472e8f7c8e2aed65",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "NixOS",
+        "ref": "nixos-24.11",
+        "repo": "nixpkgs",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nixpkgs-unfolder": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1732824227,
@@ -187,6 +203,7 @@
         "nixpkgs-2405": "nixpkgs-2405",
         "nixpkgs-2411": "nixpkgs-2411",
         "nixpkgs-backyard": "nixpkgs-backyard",
+        "nixpkgs-empyrean": "nixpkgs-empyrean",
         "nixpkgs-unfolder": "nixpkgs-unfolder",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable"
       }
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 709e23c..6ef09fc 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     nixpkgs-2405.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.05";
     nixpkgs-2411.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
     nixpkgs-backyard.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
+    nixpkgs-empyrean.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
     nixpkgs-unfolder.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-24.11";
     nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixos-unstable";
     flake-compat = {
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
     nixpkgs-2405,
     nixpkgs-2411,
     nixpkgs-backyard,
+    nixpkgs-empyrean,
     nixpkgs-unfolder,
     nixpkgs-unstable,
     flake-compat,
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@
           ./machine/centroid
         ];
       };
-      empyrean = nixpkgs-2405.lib.nixosSystem {
+      empyrean = nixpkgs-empyrean.lib.nixosSystem {
         system = "x86_64-linux";
         modules = [
           self.nixosModules.beatific
diff --git a/machine/empyrean/default.nix b/machine/empyrean/default.nix
index 5abbc2d..d5353d3 100644
--- a/machine/empyrean/default.nix
+++ b/machine/empyrean/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
   boot.kernelParams = ["console=ttyS0"];
 
   nix = {
-    package = pkgs.nixFlakes;
     settings.max-jobs = 2;
   };
 
diff --git a/machine/empyrean/gitea.nix b/machine/empyrean/gitea.nix
index 6a56fcc..b177bd1 100644
--- a/machine/empyrean/gitea.nix
+++ b/machine/empyrean/gitea.nix
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         DEFAULT_PRIVATE = true;
       };
       "ui" = {
-        DEFAULT_THEME = "arc-green";
+        DEFAULT_THEME = "gitea-dark";
         SHOW_USER_EMAIL = false;
       };
       "ui.meta" = {