diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/zerotier/default.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/zerotier/default.nix
index a4149de43..a732cb942 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/zerotier/default.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/zerotier/default.nix
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ in
       services.zerotierone.package = lib.mkDefault (pkgs.zerotierone.overrideAttrs (_old: { meta = { }; }));
     })
     (lib.mkIf (cfg.networkId != null) {
+      systemd.network.enable = true;
+      networking.useNetworkd = true;
       systemd.network.networks.zerotier = {
         matchConfig.Name = "zt*";
         networkConfig = {
diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vms/create.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vms/create.py
index 8a075e1e5..39d368330 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vms/create.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/clan_cli/vms/create.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ class BuildVmTask(BaseTask):
                 "-drive", f'cache=writeback,file={disk_img},format=raw,id=drive1,if=none,index=1,werror=report',
                 "-device", "virtio-blk-pci,bootindex=1,drive=drive1,serial=root",
                 "-device", "virtio-keyboard",
+                "-vga", "virtio",
                 "-usb",
                 "-device", "usb-tablet,bus=usb-bus.0",
                 "-kernel", f'{vm_config["toplevel"]}/kernel',