diff --git a/server-modules/home-assistant.nix b/server-modules/home-assistant.nix
index cfa66346..ffd6140b 100644
--- a/server-modules/home-assistant.nix
+++ b/server-modules/home-assistant.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   services.home-assistant = {
     enable = true;
     openFirewall = true;
+    configWritable = true;
     extraComponents = [
       "default_config"
       "met"
@@ -16,9 +17,19 @@
         trusted_proxies = ["127.0.0.1" "::1"];
         use_x_forwarded_for = true;
       };
+      scene = "!include scenes.yaml";
+      automation = "!include automations.yaml";
+      script = "!include scripts.yaml";
     };
   };
 
+  systemd.services.home-assistant.preStart = ''
+    for f in scenes.yaml automations.yaml scripts.yaml; do
+      path="${config.services.home-assistant.configDir}/$f"
+      [ -f "$path" ] || echo "[]" > "$path"
+    done
+  '';
+
   services.matter-server = {
     enable = true;
     extraArgs.primary-interface = config.var.networkInterface;