diff --git a/system/server/initssh.nix b/system/server/initssh.nix
index d85816e..2cab128 100644
--- a/system/server/initssh.nix
+++ b/system/server/initssh.nix
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ in {
 
         echo "make sure localhost is up"
         ip a a 127.0.0.1/8 dev lo
-        ifconfig lo up
+        # ifconfig lo up
+        ip link set lo up
 
         echo "tor: starting tor"
         tor -f ${torRc} --verify-config