diff --git a/common/global/nix.nix b/common/global/nix.nix
index eb822c1..55cdbf8 100644
--- a/common/global/nix.nix
+++ b/common/global/nix.nix
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ in
       ];
       warn-dirty = false;
       flake-registry = ""; # disable global flake registries
+      connect-timeout = 10;
+      fallback = true;
     };
 
     # Add each flake input as a registry and nix_path