diff --git a/home-manager/tools.nix b/home-manager/tools.nix
index 2d34974..0b4c839 100644
--- a/home-manager/tools.nix
+++ b/home-manager/tools.nix
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
     extraConfig = {
       github.user = "kiana-S";
       credential.helper = "store";
+      safe.directory = [ "/etc/nixos" ];
       git.allowForcePush = true;
       push.followTags = true;
       init.defaultBranch = "main";