diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index b91bab9..7b39100 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1715486357,
-        "narHash": "sha256-4pRuzsHZOW5W4CsXI9uhKtiJeQSUoe1d2M9mWU98HC4=",
+        "lastModified": 1715930644,
+        "narHash": "sha256-W9pyM3/vePxrffHtzlJI6lDS3seANQ+Nqp+i58O46LI=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "home-manager",
-        "rev": "44677a1c96810a8e8c4ffaeaad10c842402647c1",
+        "rev": "e3ad5108f54177e6520535768ddbf1e6af54b59d",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hosts/Khanda/default.nix b/hosts/Khanda/default.nix
index 3c11790..3bb3370 100644
--- a/hosts/Khanda/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/Khanda/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@
   # Build remotely
   nix.distributedBuilds = true;
 
+  # Enable thermal control
+  services.thermald.enable = true;
+
+  # Limit the number of cores Nix can use so at least one is always free
+  nix.settings.cores = 11;
+
   # Configure the virtual machine created by nixos-rebuild build-vm
   virtualisation.vmVariant.virtualisation = {
     memorySize = 2048;