diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/programs.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/programs.nix
index 0fbaf33c..74d4be3e 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/programs.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium/nixos/programs.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
   services.gnome.gnome-keyring.enable = true;
 
   services = {
+    # Since we don't have a lot of swap, we make sure we kill the processes and not halt the machine
+    earlyoom.enable = true;
+
     postgresql = {
       enable = true;
       authentication = lib.mkOverride 10 ''