diff --git a/modules/ollama/default.nix b/modules/ollama/default.nix
index bc18cd3..8f57d1e 100644
--- a/modules/ollama/default.nix
+++ b/modules/ollama/default.nix
@@ -5,5 +5,8 @@
     enable = true;
     package = pkgs.ollama-cuda;
     loadModels = [ "deepseek-coder-v2:16b" "qwen3.5:9b" ];
+    environmentVariables = {
+      OLLAMA_KEEP_ALIVE = "20m";
+    };
   };
 }