diff --git a/machines/servo/fs.nix b/machines/servo/fs.nix
index 9b62e02f..d8c26e5a 100644
--- a/machines/servo/fs.nix
+++ b/machines/servo/fs.nix
@@ -38,16 +38,6 @@
   #   options = [ "bind" ];
   # };
 
-  # TODO: does transmission handle symlinks?
-  fileSystems."/var/lib/transmission/Downloads" = {
-    device = "/var/lib/uninsane/media";
-    options = [ "bind" ];
-  };
-  fileSystems."/var/lib/transmission/.incomplete" = {
-    device = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/incomplete";
-    options = [ "bind" ];
-  };
-
   # in-memory compressed RAM (seems to be dynamically sized)
   zramSwap = {
     enable = true;
diff --git a/machines/servo/services/transmission.nix b/machines/servo/services/transmission.nix
index 745dcb7b..5aa996f4 100644
--- a/machines/servo/services/transmission.nix
+++ b/machines/servo/services/transmission.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@
     # see: https://git.zknt.org/mirror/transmission/commit/cfce6e2e3a9b9d31a9dafedd0bdc8bf2cdb6e876?lang=bg-BG
     anti-brute-force-enabled = false;
 
+    download-dir = "/var/lib/uninsane/media";
+    incomplete-dir = "/var/lib/uninsane/media/incomplete";
+
   };
   # transmission will by default not allow the world to read its files.
   services.transmission.downloadDirPermissions = "775";