diff --git a/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh b/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh
index 2783fcc..07331a8 100755
--- a/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh
+++ b/scripts/remote-install-encrypt.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 set -o errexit
-set -o nounset
 set -o pipefail
 
 if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
@@ -9,6 +8,21 @@ if [ $# -lt 2 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+if [ ! -e flake.nix ]
+    then
+    echo "flake.nix not found. Searching down."
+    while [ ! -e flake.nix ]
+        do
+        if [ $PWD = "/" ]
+            then
+            echo "Found root. Aborting."
+            exit 1
+            else
+            cd ..
+        fi
+    done
+fi
+
 hostname=$1
 ipaddress=$2
 
diff --git a/scripts/unlock-boot.sh b/scripts/unlock-boot.sh
index e519bc3..2c5cea3 100644
--- a/scripts/unlock-boot.sh
+++ b/scripts/unlock-boot.sh
@@ -4,19 +4,33 @@ set -o pipefail
 sshoptions="-o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o ServerAliveInterval=1 -o ServerAliveCountMax=1 -p 222 -T"
 HOSTNAME=$1
 
-echo
-diskkey=$(sops -d machines/$HOSTNAME/disk.key)
+if [ ! -e flake.nix ]
+    then
+    echo "flake.nix not found. Searching down."
+    while [ ! -e flake.nix ]
+        do
+        if [ $PWD = "/" ]
+            then
+            echo "Found root. Aborting."
+            exit 1
+            else
+            cd ..
+        fi
+    done
+fi
 
+echo
 if [ $# = 1 ]
     then
+    diskkey=$(sops -d machines/$HOSTNAME/disk.key)
     echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$HOSTNAME-initrd "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #storage
 
     echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$HOSTNAME-initrd "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #root
 
 elif [ $# = 2 ]
     then
+    diskkey=$(sops -d machines/$HOSTNAME/disk.key)
     IP=$2
-    
     echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$IP "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #storage
 
     echo "$diskkey" | ssh $sshoptions root@$IP "systemd-tty-ask-password-agent" #root