diff --git a/nix/darwin/darwin-configuration.nix b/nix/darwin/darwin-configuration.nix
index 47a7d75..53b93e0 100644
--- a/nix/darwin/darwin-configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/darwin/darwin-configuration.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, config, lib, ... }:
 {
 
   nix = {
     package = pkgs.nix;
-    settings.sandbox = true;
+    # SEE: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/4119#issuecomment-1734738812
+    settings.sandbox = "relaxed";
     extraOptions = ''
       experimental-features = nix-command flakes
     '';
@@ -52,6 +53,11 @@
   # programs.bash.enable = true;  # default shell on catalina
   # programs.fish.enable = true;
 
+   system.systemBuilderArgs = lib.mkIf (config.nix.settings.sandbox == "relaxed") {
+      sandboxProfile = ''
+        (allow file-read* file-write* process-exec mach-lookup (subpath "${builtins.storeDir}"))
+      '';
+    };
   # Used for backwards compatibility, please read the changelog before changing.
   # $ darwin-rebuild changelog
   system.stateVersion = 4;