diff --git a/hosts/elucredassa/hardware.nix b/hosts/elucredassa/hardware.nix
index 715ed4f..aca6ddc 100644
--- a/hosts/elucredassa/hardware.nix
+++ b/hosts/elucredassa/hardware.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
   hardware.enableAllFirmware = true;
   hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
   services.fwupd.enable = true;
+
+  # this is an old laptop
+  services.logind.lidSwitch = "ignore";
 }