diff --git a/home/pi.nix b/home/pi.nix
index 3c90026..0901f69 100644
--- a/home/pi.nix
+++ b/home/pi.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
   # Managed via home-manager — API keys live here because the flake repo is private.
   # If you need to move secrets out, create /etc/nixos/pi-secrets.json and source it.
 
-  home.file.".pi/agent/models.json".text = builtins.toJSON {
+  home.file.".pi/agent/models.json" = {
+    force = true;
+    text = builtins.toJSON {
     providers = {
       openrouter = {
         baseUrl = "https://openrouter.ai/api/v1";
@@ -38,7 +40,9 @@
     };
   };
 
-  home.file.".pi/agent/settings.json".text = builtins.toJSON {
+  home.file.".pi/agent/settings.json" = {
+    force = true;
+    text = builtins.toJSON {
     defaultProvider = "ollama-cloud";
     defaultModel = "deepseek-v4-pro";
     packages = [