diff --git a/home-manager/default.nix b/home-manager/default.nix
index a920e5ae..6f925e13 100644
--- a/home-manager/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/default.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@
     stateVersion = hmStateVersion;
     homeDirectory = "/home/${username}";
     sessionPath = [ "$HOME/.local/bin" ];
+    news.display = "silent";
+    nix.gc = {
+      automatic = true;
+      frequency = "daily";
+      options = "--delete-older-than 30d";
+    };
   };
   
   nixpkgs = {
diff --git a/home-manager/small.nix b/home-manager/small.nix
index 2a4d1e33..37aff912 100644
--- a/home-manager/small.nix
+++ b/home-manager/small.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     stateVersion = hmStateVersion;
     homeDirectory = "/home/${username}";
     sessionPath = [ "$HOME/.local/bin" ];
+    news.display = "silent";
     nix.gc = {
       automatic = true;
       frequency = "daily";