diff --git a/homes/julian/hm-standalone-config.nix b/homes/julian/hm-standalone-config.nix
index 026fed9..6b8da7d 100644
--- a/homes/julian/hm-standalone-config.nix
+++ b/homes/julian/hm-standalone-config.nix
@@ -39,5 +39,8 @@
     ];
 
     # nix.settings. # warn-dirty = false; # TODO: do I want this
+    #
+    # Ensure we can still build when missing-server is not accessible
+    fallback = true;
   };
 }
diff --git a/hosts/common/optional/binarycaches.nix b/hosts/common/optional/binarycaches.nix
index f0899dd..82ea441 100644
--- a/hosts/common/optional/binarycaches.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/optional/binarycaches.nix
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@
       "root"
       "@wheel"
     ]; # needed for devenv to add custom caches
+
+    # Ensure we can still build when missing-server is not accessible
+    fallback = true;
   };
 }