diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 81257bd..17ed013 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ Package: calamares-settings-tileos-common
 Architecture: all
 Depends: calamares,
          rsync,
+         btrfs-progs,
          cryptsetup,
          libglib2.0-bin,
          kdialog,
diff --git a/miracle/modules/partition.conf b/miracle/modules/partition.conf
index 47aece0..224b91a 100644
--- a/miracle/modules/partition.conf
+++ b/miracle/modules/partition.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ userSwapChoices:
     - file
 initialSwapChoice: none
 drawNestedPartitions: true
-defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
+defaultFileSystemType: "btrfs"
 availableFileSystemTypes: ["ext4","btrfs","xfs"]
 partitionLayout:
     - name: "tileos_boot"
diff --git a/niri/modules/partition.conf b/niri/modules/partition.conf
index 47aece0..224b91a 100644
--- a/niri/modules/partition.conf
+++ b/niri/modules/partition.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ userSwapChoices:
     - file
 initialSwapChoice: none
 drawNestedPartitions: true
-defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
+defaultFileSystemType: "btrfs"
 availableFileSystemTypes: ["ext4","btrfs","xfs"]
 partitionLayout:
     - name: "tileos_boot"
diff --git a/qtile/modules/partition.conf b/qtile/modules/partition.conf
index 47aece0..224b91a 100644
--- a/qtile/modules/partition.conf
+++ b/qtile/modules/partition.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ userSwapChoices:
     - file
 initialSwapChoice: none
 drawNestedPartitions: true
-defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
+defaultFileSystemType: "btrfs"
 availableFileSystemTypes: ["ext4","btrfs","xfs"]
 partitionLayout:
     - name: "tileos_boot"
diff --git a/river/modules/partition.conf b/river/modules/partition.conf
index 47aece0..224b91a 100644
--- a/river/modules/partition.conf
+++ b/river/modules/partition.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ userSwapChoices:
     - file
 initialSwapChoice: none
 drawNestedPartitions: true
-defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
+defaultFileSystemType: "btrfs"
 availableFileSystemTypes: ["ext4","btrfs","xfs"]
 partitionLayout:
     - name: "tileos_boot"
diff --git a/sway/modules/partition.conf b/sway/modules/partition.conf
index 47aece0..224b91a 100644
--- a/sway/modules/partition.conf
+++ b/sway/modules/partition.conf
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ userSwapChoices:
     - file
 initialSwapChoice: none
 drawNestedPartitions: true
-defaultFileSystemType: "ext4"
+defaultFileSystemType: "btrfs"
 availableFileSystemTypes: ["ext4","btrfs","xfs"]
 partitionLayout:
     - name: "tileos_boot"