diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 6bd2a73c..a0940935 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
       ( import ../nixos/containers/mounts.nix )
       ( import ../nixos/containers/${hostname}/mounts.nix )
     ];
-    ephemeral        = false;
+    ephemeral        = ephemeral;
     autoStart        = true;
     privateNetwork   = true;
     hostAddress      = "192.168.2.1";
diff --git a/nixos/hosts/framework-server/containers.nix b/nixos/hosts/framework-server/containers.nix
index 05ffce26..875d610a 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/framework-server/containers.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/framework-server/containers.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let
   lanInterface = "enp0s13f0u4";
 in {
   containers = {
-    rdesktop = libx.mkContainer { hostname = "rdesktop"; unfree = true; desktop = "xfce"; };
+    rdesktop = libx.mkContainer { hostname = "rdesktop"; unfree = true; desktop = "xfce"; ephemeral = true; };
   };  
 
   networking = {