diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 9d160a58..c841c7eb 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -252,6 +252,26 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
+    "nix-index-database": {
+      "inputs": {
+        "nixpkgs": [
+          "nixpkgs"
+        ]
+      },
+      "locked": {
+        "lastModified": 1785046085,
+        "narHash": "sha256-UiK+mmZJuLWQVhJ5b2wDzogIYWAesyRm6LA3h3Ulh3Y=",
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-index-database",
+        "rev": "11665045df8b9938ef811a3bfdc65cffb02b4b70",
+        "type": "github"
+      },
+      "original": {
+        "owner": "nix-community",
+        "repo": "nix-index-database",
+        "type": "github"
+      }
+    },
     "nix2vim": {
       "inputs": {
         "flake-utils": "flake-utils_2",
@@ -480,6 +500,7 @@
         "home-manager": "home-manager",
         "mac-app-util": "mac-app-util",
         "nix-caddy-withplugins": "nix-caddy-withplugins",
+        "nix-index-database": "nix-index-database",
         "nix2vim": "nix2vim",
         "nixos-generators": "nixos-generators",
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_6",
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 30ab68a5..7de3a581 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
       inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
     };
 
+    nix-index-database = {
+      url = "github:nix-community/nix-index-database";
+      inputs.nixpkgs.follows = "nixpkgs";
+    };
+
     # Convert Nix to Neovim config
     nix2vim = {
       url = "github:gytis-ivaskevicius/nix2vim";
diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 60608f53..d5450708 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ lib
       pkgs = pkgsBySystem.${system};
       modules = [
         inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+        inputs.nix-index-database.nixosModules.default
         inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
         inputs.wsl.nixosModules.wsl
         { imports = (nixFiles ../platforms/nixos); }
@@ -179,6 +180,8 @@ lib
     inputs.darwin.lib.darwinSystem {
       inherit system specialArgs;
       modules = [
+        inputs.home-manager.darwinModules.home-manager
+        inputs.nix-index-database.darwinModules.nix-index
         inputs.mac-app-util.darwinModules.default
         {
           imports = (nixFiles ../platforms/nix-darwin);
@@ -223,6 +226,7 @@ lib
       pkgs = pkgsBySystem.${system};
       modules = [
         inputs.home-manager.nixosModules.home-manager
+        inputs.nix-index-database.homeModules.default
         inputs.disko.nixosModules.disko
         inputs.wsl.nixosModules.wsl
         {
diff --git a/platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/presets/programs/nix-index.nix b/platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/presets/programs/nix-index.nix
index 479b16ed..db74feaf 100644
--- a/platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/presets/programs/nix-index.nix
+++ b/platforms/home-manager/modules/nmasur/presets/programs/nix-index.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   config,
-  pkgs,
+  # pkgs,
   lib,
   ...
 }:
@@ -23,17 +23,18 @@ in
     };
 
     # Create nix-index if doesn't exist
-    home.activation.createNixIndex =
-      let
-        cacheDir = "${config.xdg.cacheHome}/nix-index";
-      in
-      lib.mkIf config.programs.nix-index.enable (
-        config.lib.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
-          if [ ! -d ${cacheDir} ]; then
-              run ${pkgs.nix-index}/bin/nix-index -f ${pkgs.path}
-          fi
-        ''
-      );
+    # Should not be necessary with the nix-index-database flake
+    # home.activation.createNixIndex =
+    #   let
+    #     cacheDir = "${config.xdg.cacheHome}/nix-index";
+    #   in
+    #   lib.mkIf config.programs.nix-index.enable (
+    #     config.lib.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+    #       if [ ! -d ${cacheDir} ]; then
+    #           run ${pkgs.nix-index}/bin/nix-index -f ${pkgs.path}
+    #       fi
+    #     ''
+    #   );
 
   };
 
diff --git a/platforms/nixos/modules/nmasur/profiles/base.nix b/platforms/nixos/modules/nmasur/profiles/base.nix
index 1d9820c0..b8619ac7 100644
--- a/platforms/nixos/modules/nmasur/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/platforms/nixos/modules/nmasur/profiles/base.nix
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ in
     ];
 
     # Extending time for home-manager build for things like nix-index cache
-    systemd.services."home-manager-${username}" = {
-      serviceConfig.TimeoutStartSec = lib.mkForce "45m";
-    };
+    # Should not be necessary with nix-index-database flake
+    # systemd.services."home-manager-${username}" = {
+    #   serviceConfig.TimeoutStartSec = lib.mkForce "45m";
+    # };
 
     allowUnfreePackages = config.home-manager.users.${username}.allowUnfreePackages;