diff --git a/nixos/machines/robi/media-transmission2.nix b/nixos/machines/robi/media-transmission2.nix
index 2e51ac2..931131c 100644
--- a/nixos/machines/robi/media-transmission2.nix
+++ b/nixos/machines/robi/media-transmission2.nix
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ in
 
       services.transmission = {
         enable = true;
+        #extraFlags = [ "--log-info" ];
         settings = {
           download-dir = "/media/torrent/downloads";
           incomplete-dir = "/media/torrent/incomplete";
@@ -102,6 +103,12 @@ in
             "/media" # this is needed otherwise cp -l is not working
             "/var/lib/transmission/.config/transmission-daemon"
           ];
+          BindReadOnlyPaths = lib.mkForce [ builtins.storeDir "/etc" ];
+          PrivateMounts = lib.mkForce false;
+          PrivateUsers = lib.mkForce false;
+          RootDirectoryStartOnly = lib.mkForce false;
+          RootDirectory = lib.mkForce "/var/lib";
+          ExecStartPre = lib.mkForce [ ]; # this prevents configuration creation, but fixes startup problems
         };
       };
     };