diff --git a/nixos/systems/blowhole/hardware.nix b/nixos/systems/blowhole/hardware.nix
index 74175bf..2827b09 100644
--- a/nixos/systems/blowhole/hardware.nix
+++ b/nixos/systems/blowhole/hardware.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-{ config, ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
   boot = {
     supportedFilesystems = ["zfs"];
+    kernelParams = [
+      "ipmi_watchdog.timeout=300"
+    ];
     initrd.availableKernelModules = [
       "xhci_pci"
       "ahci"
@@ -10,9 +13,17 @@
       "sd_mod"
       "nvme"
     ];
+    initrd.kernelModules = [
+      "ipmi_watchdog"
+    ];
+    blacklistedKernelModules = [
+      "iTCO_wdt"
+    ];
     zfs.enableUnstable = true;
     kernelPackages = config.boot.zfs.package.latestCompatibleLinuxPackages;
   };
 
+  environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.ipmitool ];
+
   hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 }