diff --git a/hosts/arrow/modules.nix b/hosts/arrow/modules.nix
index 7bfb155..c19ee65 100644
--- a/hosts/arrow/modules.nix
+++ b/hosts/arrow/modules.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
     services.caddy.enable = true;
     services.transmission.enable = true;
 
+    # nix-index seems to each up too much memory for Vultr
+    home-manager.users.${globals.user}.programs.nix-index.enable =
+      inputs.nixpkgs.lib.mkForce false;
+
     virtualisation.vmVariant = {
       virtualisation.forwardPorts = [{
         from = "host";