diff --git a/modules/systemd.nix b/modules/systemd.nix
index 561640205..dcb1a2957 100644
--- a/modules/systemd.nix
+++ b/modules/systemd.nix
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ in
             if [[ $systemdStatus == 'running' || $systemdStatus == 'degraded' ]]; then
               if [[ $systemdStatus == 'degraded' ]]; then
                 warnEcho "The user systemd session is degraded:"
-                ${systemctl} --user --state=failed
+                ${systemctl} --user --no-pager --state=failed
                 warnEcho "Attempting to reload services anyway..."
               fi