diff --git a/machines/probe/configuration.nix b/machines/probe/configuration.nix
index 46b5999..48ae5c8 100644
--- a/machines/probe/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/configuration.nix
@@ -12,11 +12,9 @@
 
   components.nixos.boot.enable = true;
   components.nixos.boot.ssh.enable = true;
-  components.nixos.boot.ssh.kernelModules = ["virtio_pci"];
-
 
   networking.hostName = "probe";
   users.users.root.openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [ "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIJkqVvuJSvRMO5pG2CHNNBxjB7HlJudK4TQs3BhbOWOD" ];
-  users.users.root.initialPassword = "admin";
+  #users.users.root.initialPassword = "admin";
 
 }
diff --git a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix
index caeb738..92616e8 100644
--- a/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix
+++ b/machines/probe/hardware-configuration/hetzner.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-{config, ... }:
+{ config, ... }:
 {
-  systemd.network.enable = true;
 
+  # set up hetzner cloud network
+  systemd.network.enable = true;
   systemd.network.networks."10-hetzner" = {
-    matchConfig.Name = "e*";
+    matchConfig.Name = "en*";
     networkConfig.DHCP = "ipv4";
     linkConfig.RequiredForOnline = "routable";
   };
 
+  # set up hetzner cloud network during init
   boot.initrd.systemd.network.networks."10-hetzner" = config.systemd.network.networks."10-hetzner";
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "virtio_pci" ]; # network kernel module
 
+  # set up hetzner boot loader
   boot.loader.grub = {
     efiSupport = true;
     efiInstallAsRemovable = true;