diff --git a/modules/zipline.nix b/modules/zipline.nix
index b66cad6..744f3dc 100644
--- a/modules/zipline.nix
+++ b/modules/zipline.nix
@@ -15,18 +15,12 @@ in
     services.zipline = {
       enable = true;
       settings = {
+        CORE_HOSTNAME = "127.0.0.1";
         CORE_PORT = 3001;
         DATASOURCE_TYPE = "s3";
-        DATASOURCE_S3_ENDPOINT = "e3e97aac307d106a7becea43cef8fcbd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com";
+        DATASOURCE_S3_ENDPOINT = "https://e3e97aac307d106a7becea43cef8fcbd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com";
         DATASOURCE_S3_BUCKET = "zipline";
         DATASOURCE_S3_REGION = "auto";
-        DATASOURCE_S3_USE_SSL = "true";
-        DATASOURCE_S3_FORCE_S3_PATH = "false";
-        FEATURES_THUMBNAILS = "true";
-        EXIF_REMOVE_GPS = "true";
-        CHUNKS_CHUNKS_SIZE = "50mb";
-        CHUNKS_MAX_SIZE = "95mb";
-        FEATURES_OAUTH_REGISTRATION = "true";
       };
       environmentFiles = [ config.sops.secrets."zipline/env".path ];
     };
diff --git a/overlay/default.nix b/overlay/default.nix
index 03dab16..6a824d1 100644
--- a/overlay/default.nix
+++ b/overlay/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 let
   overlays = [
     ./attic
+    ./zipline
   ];
   importedOverlays = map (m: import m) overlays;
 in
diff --git a/overlay/zipline/default.nix b/overlay/zipline/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..72ec089
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/zipline/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+final: prev:
+{
+  zipline = prev.zipline.overrideAttrs {
+    patches = [
+      ./no-check-bucket.patch
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/overlay/zipline/no-check-bucket.patch b/overlay/zipline/no-check-bucket.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d1c756
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/zipline/no-check-bucket.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+diff --git a/src/lib/datasource/S3.ts b/src/lib/datasource/S3.ts
+index 089dd64..39dd8f4 100644
+--- a/src/lib/datasource/S3.ts
++++ b/src/lib/datasource/S3.ts
+@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import {
+   DeleteObjectCommand,
+   DeleteObjectsCommand,
+   GetObjectCommand,
+-  ListBucketsCommand,
+   ListObjectsCommand,
+   PutObjectCommand,
+   S3Client,
+@@ -38,32 +37,6 @@ export class S3Datasource extends Datasource {
+       endpoint: this.options.endpoint ?? undefined,
+       forcePathStyle: this.options.forcePathStyle ?? false,
+     });
+-
+-    this.ensureBucketExists();
+-  }
+-
+-  private async ensureBucketExists() {
+-    try {
+-      const res = await this.client.send(new ListBucketsCommand());
+-      if (res.$metadata.httpStatusCode !== 200) {
+-        this.logger
+-          .error('there was an error while listing buckets', res.$metadata as Record<string, unknown>)
+-          .error('zipline will now exit');
+-        process.exit(1);
+-      }
+-
+-      if (!res.Buckets?.find((bucket) => bucket.Name === this.options.bucket)) {
+-        this.logger.error(`bucket ${this.options.bucket} does not exist`).error('zipline will now exit');
+-        process.exit(1);
+-      }
+-    } catch (e) {
+-      this.logger
+-        .error('there was an error while listing buckets', e as Record<string, unknown>)
+-        .error('zipline will now exit');
+-      process.exit(1);
+-    } finally {
+-      this.logger.debug(`bucket ${this.options.bucket} exists`);
+-    }
+   }
+ 
+   public async get(file: string): Promise<Readable | null> {
diff --git a/secrets/services/zipline.yaml b/secrets/services/zipline.yaml
index b82f9a3..0d233c3 100644
--- a/secrets/services/zipline.yaml
+++ b/secrets/services/zipline.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 zipline:
-    env: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:lsR/+bET/C7ssik0xv5IBITT+KEnoyqNjSZ9jvkkb7lmNAQzow6dCm1nprfimiJC0EF2LyiEPm0wchdtrLTNEtUkJWkworEJXeWGrGGbHgZW0/HC1BSERqlLmZTPyLWkhsl3rObvuhRoTKlUN5EMwtK8x06aOX6PcxLdwVjps7UxkBXej712IcKPvHVSJIQMvVHP2lqSppJc+sEMt4u3Vnf1ZYGsQS3bWnI7w40sOdGR8LGBadfmWwIj0/3XTaG7S7Lhi4AOFGZtpdyOmxxIH3Vd5qesfiqPHm0nTmu/JxPftYm+F/hDnbJHrbg7cNVlJahDFtQp8QdlVvdMU3ccNptpRXGWIwFOz3JtuzDo7pxkYRqO2dKqYbKhOknrMW0PYuB48XEKj3e4Q+T8tUhFTsOHfqT0J8ati26dQaUO5wvw22o=,iv:QeR8fU9bRVO5OuqjbEeiC1vihbLxrNgnR0k0K/mRmSw=,tag:6x2XELOlJ9JWeOuVBBHNpg==,type:str]
+    env: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:5n056AoWvM4PXBCxm+tk2G9qOugRpA/n5YRrxTtB7XBBQmRQNaP2a6AbAnWX665yFGQsB0iHdSER3sY78RqUL0gFKupVq1UAT8A2Wi0HqcFMqUs2drXjIksdmI6hTLk9TCxtPy0VbPieIshO2VEYesUqitTZ01i8Hj5CyF8yFC6t9eQ2L9iKLm5gje80MoqQT4IFx+V5B4ExP3fzhcpfr8StGHKHvG59nc40KQAW38i/95H3nncScOBfSQSNH61wLnDjecr8srxELO/j2iOKD9JzmqYLQr8TLKNw7KIIhDMAmuNeQhG1YXtj7/nj6gHN6cHpcHPgUdWID/Y6MHcndDCIJnyC2Qeod5ShOn53IjL7C8VZ940o9LfwNz22sx1SYZEwRGktIhUY0c4IL/4bUvhxwTcMH9ITYU8eVfG/QSnr8B4=,iv:juf0dRagztirDN89Jj+v8k62BBl9TU12A8TdR/m8qDA=,tag:WakN+bOYfF4YrleIsAg+OQ==,type:str]
 sops:
     kms: []
     gcp_kms: []
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ sops:
             WHZSeVJIaGRldmhmcWZvT3YzL3hPbFEKVUtCU1l/RhFOlwdjE0ejW/Ym+cMVNxIW
             AdvVcWoilMGTsDJIIlLu7fPbhmGotPvqGjxMC2yEpEgJUt/rsz2vPA==
             -----END AGE ENCRYPTED FILE-----
-    lastmodified: "2025-02-14T03:37:09Z"
-    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:KViPAUWWpE5UTZOp55f3QeXhHkXBvyl9Np/Tlj5bY7t3qt1U370OLq1yL87WWbvRWa/K/ZYN2gjN16dgfp5o834VniSJM6dnw+vC76QNaXjCfE2HKozRx6NlHFMflzzV8TXvqzJvuPa43E8DRaBctY2a7aIbJ4DJki1dfmrrO3Y=,iv:vPeMWOWQNZX3t4BoYzpuI74tZJ3rCXwbxmqcRAW5ZXY=,tag:i4ZjIXg0JOj2U2jMwurChw==,type:str]
+    lastmodified: "2025-02-23T21:43:15Z"
+    mac: ENC[AES256_GCM,data:nI7xnLUMtseY9q8XZ3owb6qtRBtaRmmNNK4Z5ELHaI85VowdItZXMFN9faCVuCVTzhKp/4WC8jm96k7eWxytzW6r6KRvKDrUaRV27UweraK2Oe8et7u+oIEPh6HkNuZFB+qPiFYdfc+qQeTIKwayEVLeVWyvQKVDBhBxZd9UArg=,iv:q4hRQVat+LHVbYnF6QLE8iBdBeacJVUBKmMe4tbU8YU=,tag:6m4+SU1BFXMPORqe9vgXAw==,type:str]
     pgp: []
     unencrypted_suffix: _unencrypted
     version: 3.9.4