diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/komikku.nix b/hosts/common/programs/komikku.nix
index 93029392..9465733a 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/komikku.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/komikku.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 { ... }:
 {
-  sane.programs.komikku.secrets.".local/share/komikku/keyrings/plaintext.keyring" = ../../../secrets/common/komikku_accounts.json.bin;
+  sane.programs.komikku = {
+    secrets.".local/share/komikku/keyrings/plaintext.keyring" = ../../../secrets/common/komikku_accounts.json.bin;
+    # downloads end up here, and without the toplevel database komikku doesn't know they exist.
+    persist.plaintext = [ ".local/share/komikku" ];
+  };
 }