diff --git a/nix/home-manager/programs/podman.nix b/nix/home-manager/programs/podman.nix
index 4d9344d..193e981 100644
--- a/nix/home-manager/programs/podman.nix
+++ b/nix/home-manager/programs/podman.nix
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ in {
     registries = []
   '';
 
+  home.file.".config/containers/storage.conf".text = ''
+    [storage]
+    driver = "btrfs"
+  '';
+
   home.file.".config/containers/policy.json".text = ''
     {
         "default": [