diff --git a/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix b/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix
index aa360aa..7696439 100644
--- a/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix
+++ b/configuration/hardware-specific/vm.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
   networking.hostName = "testvm";
 
+  systemd.services.matrix-hookshot.enable = lib.mkForce false;
+
   services = {
     # Sets the base domain for nginx to a local domain so that we can
     # easily test locally with the VM.