diff --git a/roles/desktop/services/flatpak.nix b/roles/desktop/services/flatpak.nix
index 9a98896..fa658bf 100644
--- a/roles/desktop/services/flatpak.nix
+++ b/roles/desktop/services/flatpak.nix
@@ -2,4 +2,11 @@
 
 {
 	services.flatpak.enable = true;
+	system.activationScripts = {
+		flatpak.text = ''
+			echo "adding flatpak repos..."
+			repo=${pkgs.fetchurl { url = "https://dl.flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo"; hash = "sha256-M3HdJQ5h2eFjNjAHP+/aFTzUQm9y9K+gwzc64uj+oDo="; } }
+			${pkgs.flatpak}/bin/flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub $repo
+		'';
+	};
 }