diff --git a/home/home.nix b/home/home.nix
index c07d23f..5936541 100644
--- a/home/home.nix
+++ b/home/home.nix
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ in {
     ./programs/tmux.nix
     ./programs/zsh
 
-    ./services/git-maintenance.nix
     ./services/nix-channel-update.nix
     ./services/pueue.nix
 
diff --git a/home/programs/git/default.nix b/home/programs/git/default.nix
index 03733cd..f376992 100644
--- a/home/programs/git/default.nix
+++ b/home/programs/git/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ let
   ];
 in
 {
+  imports = [
+    ./maintenance-timers.nix
+  ];
+
   # TODO: convert to template once nix-sops supports it in hm module
   sops.secrets."git/nordicsemi-config" = { };
 
@@ -84,6 +88,10 @@ in
 
         maintenance.strategy = "incremental";
 
+        scalar = {
+          repo = [ "${config.home.homeDirectory}/nixpkgs" ];
+        };
+
         transfer.fsckObjects = true;
 
         receive.fsckObjects = true;
diff --git a/home/services/git-maintenance.nix b/home/programs/git/maintenance-timers.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from home/services/git-maintenance.nix
rename to home/programs/git/maintenance-timers.nix