diff --git a/hosts/kirsty/system.scm b/hosts/kirsty/system.scm
index f8eae5d..896bb10 100644
--- a/hosts/kirsty/system.scm
+++ b/hosts/kirsty/system.scm
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu services desktop)
   #:use-module (gnu services networking)
   #:use-module (gnu services security-token)
+  #:use-module (gnu services shepherd)
   #:use-module (gnu services sound)
   #:use-module (gnu services virtualization)
   #:use-module (gnu services xorg)
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
   #:use-module (gnu system setuid)
   #:use-module (nongnu packages linux)
   #:use-module (nongnu system linux-initrd)
+  #:use-module (packages shepherd)
   #:use-module (config base))
 
 (define host-dir (dirname (module-filename (current-module))))
@@ -74,6 +76,13 @@
   (packages
    (cons* ncurses nss-certs rsync %base-packages))
 
+  (essential-services
+    (modify-services
+      (operating-system-default-essential-services this-operating-system)
+      (shepherd-root-service-type
+        config => (shepherd-configuration
+                    (shepherd shepherd/fibers-1.1)))))
+
   (services
    (cons*
     (extra-special-file "/usr/bin/env" (file-append coreutils "/bin/env"))