diff --git a/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/git/default.nix b/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/git/default.nix
index a263fd1..5aa9bd2 100644
--- a/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/git/default.nix
+++ b/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/git/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
                 { path = "${config.sops.templates.gitconfig.path}"; }
             ];
             
-            extraConfig = {
+            settings = {
                 init = {
                     defaultBranch = "master";
                 };
diff --git a/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/terminal/ssh/default.nix b/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/terminal/ssh/default.nix
index 3a9c962..6d6ff7d 100644
--- a/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/terminal/ssh/default.nix
+++ b/system/users/nathan/home-manager/programs/terminal/ssh/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,23 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }: {
+{ ... }: {
 
   programs.ssh = {
 
     enable = true;
 
+    # defaults as of 25.11
+    matchBlocks."*" = {
+        forwardAgent = false;
+        addKeysToAgent = "no";
+        compression = false;
+        serverAliveInterval = 0;
+        serverAliveCountMax = 3;
+        hashKnownHosts = false;
+        userKnownHostsFile = "~/.ssh/known_hosts";
+        controlMaster = "no";
+        controlPath = "~/.ssh/master-%r@%n:%p";
+        controlPersist = "no";
+    };
+
+
   };
 }