diff --git a/common/cifs-client.nix b/common/cifs-client.nix
index 5cc0d92..56a5ec2 100644
--- a/common/cifs-client.nix
+++ b/common/cifs-client.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { pkgs, ... }:
 let
   # this line prevents hanging on network split
-  automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s";
+  automount_opts = "x-systemd.automount,noauto,x-systemd.idle-timeout=60,x-systemd.mount-timeout=5s,nobrl";
 in
 {
   environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.cifs-utils ];
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ in
   fileSystems."/data/media" = {
     device = "//fractal/media";
     fsType = "cifs";
-    options = [ "uid=1000,${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/smb-secrets" ];
+    options = [ "uid=1000,${automount_opts},credentials=/etc/nixos/smb-secrets", ];
   };
 
   fileSystems."/data/shared" = {