diff --git a/nix/os/devices/sj-srv1/system.nix b/nix/os/devices/sj-srv1/system.nix
index a6498a4..d8c2797 100644
--- a/nix/os/devices/sj-srv1/system.nix
+++ b/nix/os/devices/sj-srv1/system.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
   nodeFlake,
   nodeName,
   ...
-}: {
+}: let
+  hostBridgeAddress = "192.168.101.1";
+in {
   imports = [
     ../../snippets/systemd-resolved.nix
   ];
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@
     br0 = {
       ipv4.addresses = [
         {
-          address = "192.168.101.1";
+          address = hostBridgeAddress;
           prefixLength = 24;
         }
       ];
@@ -66,6 +68,9 @@
     enable = true;
     matchConfig.Name = "eth0";
 
+    linkConfig.RequiredForOnline = "carrier";
+    networkConfig.LinkLocalAddressing = "no";
+
     # TODO: i'm not sure if and if so why this is required
     macvlan = [
       "dmz0"
@@ -134,7 +139,7 @@
       autoStart = true;
 
       hostBridge = "br0";
-      hostAddress = "192.168.101.1";
+      hostAddress = hostBridgeAddress;
       localAddress = "192.168.101.10/24";
 
       imapsPort = 993;
@@ -151,7 +156,7 @@
         autoStart = true;
 
         hostBridge = "br0";
-        hostAddress = "192.168.101.1";
+        hostAddress = hostBridgeAddress;
         localAddress = "192.168.101.11/24";
 
         httpPort = 80;
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@
       autoStart = true;
 
       hostBridge = "br0";
-      hostAddress = "192.168.101.1";
+      hostAddress = hostBridgeAddress;
       localAddress = "192.168.101.12/24";
 
       syncthingPort = 22000;