diff --git a/hosts/default.nix b/hosts/default.nix
index b5c4aed..8493585 100644
--- a/hosts/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
             };
           }
 
+          inputs.chaotic.nixosModules.default
           inputs.nixos-hardware.nixosModules.framework-13-7040-amd
         ];
     };
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@
               extraSpecialArgs = specialArgs;
             };
           }
+
+          inputs.chaotic.nixosModules.default
         ];
     };
   };
diff --git a/system/core/boot.nix b/system/core/boot.nix
index 3dee253..03d8804 100644
--- a/system/core/boot.nix
+++ b/system/core/boot.nix
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
         DeviceScale=2
       '';
     };
+
     consoleLogLevel = 0;
     initrd.systemd.enable = true;
     initrd.verbose = false;
 
-    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
     kernelParams = [
       "quiet"
       "splash"
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@
       "rd.udev.log_level=3"
       "udev.log_priority=3"
     ];
+
+    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_cachyos;
   };
+  chaotic.scx.enable = true; # by default uses scx_rustland scheduler
 }