diff --git a/internal/nix/nix-darwin/default.nix b/internal/nix/nix-darwin/default.nix
index 80981012..8fc491f6 100644
--- a/internal/nix/nix-darwin/default.nix
+++ b/internal/nix/nix-darwin/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ in
       darwin.label = config.system.darwinLabel;
       darwin.revision = config.system.darwinRevision;
       darwin.version = config.system.darwinVersion;
-      darwin.nix.daemon = config.nix.useDaemon;
+      darwin.nix.daemon = config.nix.useDaemon or true;
       darwin.nix.sandbox = config.nix.settings.sandbox;
     };
   };