diff --git a/base/services/smartd.nix b/base/services/smartd.nix
index e21755cc..de71e85a 100644
--- a/base/services/smartd.nix
+++ b/base/services/smartd.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
 {
-  services.smartd.enable = true;
+  services.smartd.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+
+  environment.systemPackages = lib.optionals config.services.smartd.enable (with pkgs; [
+    smartmontools
+  ]);
 }
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