diff --git a/modules/base.nix b/modules/base.nix
index 8f7d6d7..ed834b6 100755
--- a/modules/base.nix
+++ b/modules/base.nix
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@
 
   security.sudo.wheelNeedsPassword = false;
 
+  nix = {
+    gc = {
+      automatic = true;
+      dates = "daily";
+      options = "--delete-older-than 3d";
+    };
+    optimise = {
+      automatic = true;
+      dates = ["3:00"];
+    };
+  };
+
   programs.git = {
     enable = true;
     lfs.enable = true;
diff --git a/nixos_systems/relay-node/base.nix b/nixos_systems/relay-node/base.nix
index 741e7b0..1093c2d 100644
--- a/nixos_systems/relay-node/base.nix
+++ b/nixos_systems/relay-node/base.nix
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
       "nix-community.cachix.org-1:mB9FSh9qf2dCimDSUo8Zy7bkq5CX+/rkCWyvRCYg3Fs="
     ];
     trusted-users = ["@wheel"];
-    auto-optimise-store = true;
-  };
-  nix.gc = {
-    automatic = true;
-    dates = "weekly";
-    options = "--delete-older-than 7d";
   };
 
   environment.enableAllTerminfo = true; # Enables (stable) terminfo for a bunch of extra terminals that aren't in ncurses yet (ghostty, alacritty, kitty, etc)
diff --git a/nixos_systems/relay-node/staging/base.nix b/nixos_systems/relay-node/staging/base.nix
index 47f4490..7473f07 100644
--- a/nixos_systems/relay-node/staging/base.nix
+++ b/nixos_systems/relay-node/staging/base.nix
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
       "nix-community.cachix.org-1:mB9FSh9qf2dCimDSUo8Zy7bkq5CX+/rkCWyvRCYg3Fs="
     ];
     trusted-users = ["@wheel"];
-    auto-optimise-store = true;
-  };
-  nix.gc = {
-    automatic = true;
-    dates = "weekly";
-    options = "--delete-older-than 7d";
   };
 
   environment.enableAllTerminfo = true; # Enables (stable) terminfo for a bunch of extra terminals that aren't in ncurses yet (ghostty, alacritty, kitty, etc)