diff --git a/crates/daemon/src/config.rs b/crates/daemon/src/config.rs
index f277015..731f198 100644
--- a/crates/daemon/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/daemon/src/config.rs
@@ -6,10 +6,18 @@ use tokio::fs;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct DaemonConfig {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub oci: OciConfig,
     #[serde(default)]
     pub pci: DaemonPciConfig,
 }
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
+pub struct OciConfig {
+    #[serde(default)]
+    pub seed: Option<String>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Clone, Debug, Default)]
 pub struct DaemonPciConfig {
     #[serde(default)]
diff --git a/crates/daemon/src/lib.rs b/crates/daemon/src/lib.rs
index 2048a68..e8e7717 100644
--- a/crates/daemon/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/daemon/src/lib.rs
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ impl Daemon {
         let kernel_path = detect_guest_path(&store, "kernel")?;
         let addons_path = detect_guest_path(&store, "addons.squashfs")?;
 
-        let packer = OciPackerService::new(None, &image_cache_dir, OciPlatform::current()).await?;
+        let seed = config.oci.seed.clone().map(PathBuf::from);
+        let packer = OciPackerService::new(seed, &image_cache_dir, OciPlatform::current()).await?;
         let runtime = Runtime::new(host_uuid).await?;
         let glt = GuestLookupTable::new(0, host_uuid);
         let guests_db_path = format!("{}/guests.db", store);
@@ -128,7 +129,9 @@ impl Daemon {
         // TODO: Make initial power management policy configurable.
         let power = runtime.power_management_context().await?;
         power.set_smt_policy(true).await?;
-        power.set_scheduler_policy("performance".to_string()).await?;
+        power
+            .set_scheduler_policy("performance".to_string())
+            .await?;
 
         Ok(Self {
             store,