diff --git a/machines/orbi/configuration.nix b/machines/orbi/configuration.nix
index 3e30f1c..a4e6110 100644
--- a/machines/orbi/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/orbi/configuration.nix
@@ -44,14 +44,15 @@
 
   ];
 
+  # to fix https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/11728
+  nix.settings.download-buffer-size = 524288000;
+
   networking.firewall.enable = true;
   networking.firewall.extraCommands = ''
     iptables -P FORWARD DROP
   '';
   boot.kernel.sysctl."net.ipv4.ip_forwarding" = false;
 
-  services.logrotate.checkConfig = false; # because uid 3000 does not exist in here
-
   networking.hostName = "orbi";
 
   components.terminal.enable = true;