diff --git a/nix/os/containers/mycelium/configuration.nix b/nix/os/containers/mycelium/configuration.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/nix/os/containers/mycelium/flake.nix b/nix/os/containers/mycelium/flake.nix
index c139c0e..fa8340a 100644
--- a/nix/os/containers/mycelium/flake.nix
+++ b/nix/os/containers/mycelium/flake.nix
@@ -159,17 +159,16 @@
             '');
 
             systemd.services.testing-credentials = {
-              description = "testing credentials";
               wantedBy = ["multi-user.target"];
               path = [pkgs.coreutils];
 
               serviceConfig = {
-                SyslogIdentifier = "testing-credential";
-                StateDirectory = "testing-credentials";
-                DynamicUser = true;
+                # SyslogIdentifier = "testing-credentials";
+                # StateDirectory = "testing-credentials";
+                # DynamicUser = true;
                 # User = "tc";
                 # ProtectHome = true;
-                ProtectSystem = true;
+                # ProtectSystem = true;
                 # LoadCredential = [
                 #   "mycelium-keyfile:${self.nixosConfigurations.default.config.services.mycelium.keyFile}"
                 #   "hosts:/etc/hosts"
@@ -241,6 +240,7 @@
             # this is read by the `/init` script and prevents various incompatible commands like mount, etc.
             # the value of this doesn't seem to matter as long as it's not an empty string.
             "container=nerd"
+            "SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug"
           ];
           volumes = {
             # "/var/lib/private/mycelium/key.bin" = {};