diff --git a/nix/home-server.nix b/nix/home-server.nix
index b2439f0..6b46666 100644
--- a/nix/home-server.nix
+++ b/nix/home-server.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@
   virtualisation.libvirtd.enable = true;
   powerManagement.powertop.enable = true;
   powerManagement.enable = true;
+  powerManagement.cpuFreqGovernor = "powersave";
 
   # zfs stuff
   boot.supportedFilesystems = [ "zfs" ];