diff --git a/vm/pixelfed-vm.nix b/vm/pixelfed-vm.nix
index 3320ddc4..33536485 100644
--- a/vm/pixelfed-vm.nix
+++ b/vm/pixelfed-vm.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs, modulesPath, ... }: {
+{ pkgs, lib, modulesPath, ... }:
 
+let
+  inherit (lib) mkVMOverride;
+
+in {
   imports = [
     ../fediversity
     (modulesPath + "/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix")
@@ -15,6 +19,10 @@
     settings = {
       FORCE_HTTPS_URLS = false;
     };
+    nginx = {
+      forceSSL = mkVMOverride false;
+      enableACME = mkVMOverride false;
+    };
   };
 
   virtualisation.memorySize = 2048;