diff --git a/hosts/common/boot.nix b/hosts/common/boot.nix
index 397dc9d38..dc0afdd91 100644
--- a/hosts/common/boot.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/boot.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@
   boot.loader.grub.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
   # boot.loader.generic-extlinux-compatible.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
   boot.loader.systemd-boot.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.configurationLimit = lib.mkDefault 20;
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.edk2-uefi-shell.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
+  boot.loader.systemd-boot.memtest86.enable = lib.mkDefault
+    (lib.meta.availableOn pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform pkgs.memtest86plus);
 
   hardware.enableAllFirmware = true;  # firmware with licenses that don't allow for redistribution. fuck lawyers, fuck IP, give me the goddamn firmware.
   # hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;  # proprietary but free-to-distribute firmware (extraneous to `enableAllFirmware` option)