diff --git a/hosts/box/configuration.nix b/hosts/box/configuration.nix
index fff7bb0e..0937f84e 100644
--- a/hosts/box/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/box/configuration.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
       ./hardware-configuration.nix
     ];
 
+  # No systemd emergency mode (can't reliably be accessed over SSH)
+  systemd.enableEmergencyMode = false;
+
   # Use the GRUB 2 boot loader.
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = false;
   boot.loader.efi.efiSysMountPoint = "/boot/efi";