diff --git a/systems/base.nix b/systems/base.nix
index a1e1a5b..f985491 100644
--- a/systems/base.nix
+++ b/systems/base.nix
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
 {
   imports = [ (modulesPath + "/profiles/qemu-guest.nix") ];
 
-  time.timeZone = "Europe/Amsterdam";
-  i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
-
   config = {
+    time.timeZone = "Europe/Amsterdam";
+    i18n.defaultLocale = "en_US.UTF-8";
+
     #Provide a default hostname
     networking.hostName = lib.mkDefault "base";