diff --git a/installer/artifacts.nix b/installer/artifacts.nix
index 3e835b6..31752cf 100644
--- a/installer/artifacts.nix
+++ b/installer/artifacts.nix
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ let
       targetConfig = self.nixosConfigurations.${hostName}.config;
       targetSystemBuild = targetConfig.system.build;
       diskoScript = targetConfig.system.build.diskoScript;
+      
+      # Build the closure export at build time (not runtime in ISO)
+      closureExport = pkgs.runCommand "closure-export-${hostName}" { } ''
+        mkdir -p $out
+        ${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix-store --export $(${pkgs.nix}/bin/nix-store -qR ${targetSystem}) > $out/closure.nar
+      '';
     in
     nixpkgs.lib.nixosSystem {
       inherit system;
@@ -29,6 +35,7 @@ let
           hostName
           targetSystemBuild
           diskoScript
+          closureExport
           ;
         hostPlatform = system;
       };
diff --git a/installer/auto-install.nix b/installer/auto-install.nix
index 5f06984..67a8ef2 100644
--- a/installer/auto-install.nix
+++ b/installer/auto-install.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # This module defines a systemd service that automatically installs NixOS to the disk.
 # It is intended to be used in an installation ISO.
-# It expects `targetSystem` (the closure to install) and `diskoScript` (the partitioning script) to be passed as arguments.
+# It expects `targetSystem` (the closure to install), `diskoScript` (the partitioning script),
+# and `closureExport` (the pre-built NAR archive) to be passed as arguments.
 {
   config,
   lib,
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@
   hostPlatform,
   targetSystemBuild,
   diskoScript,
+  closureExport,
   ...
 }:
 {
@@ -21,8 +23,12 @@
     targetSystemBuild.toplevel
   ];
 
-  # Explicitly include the system closure in the ISO image to prevent any need to build or fetch
+  # Explicitly include the pre-built closure export and system in the ISO image
   isoImage.contents = [
+    {
+      source = closureExport;
+      target = "/closure-export";
+    }
     {
       source = targetSystem;
       target = "/system";