diff --git a/system/core.nix b/system/core.nix
index 18cbc5f..dcee08b 100644
--- a/system/core.nix
+++ b/system/core.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     zstd
 
     # stats and monitoring
+    inotify-tools
     fastfetch
     pciutils
     usbutils