diff --git a/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/default.nix b/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/default.nix
index 51c95c55..750b6326 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   boot.kernelModules = [ "kvm-amd" ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
   boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+  boot.kernelParams = [ "boot.shell_on_fail" ];
   # boot.extraModulePackages = with config.boot.kernelPackages; [ acpi_call ];
 
   networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;