diff --git a/config-simple.hs b/config-simple.hs
index e7ea473..bb01853 100644
--- a/config-simple.hs
+++ b/config-simple.hs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import Propellor
 import Propellor.CmdLine
 import qualified Propellor.Property.Apt as Apt
+import qualified Propellor.Property.Cmd as Cmd
 import qualified Propellor.Property.Cron as Cron
 import qualified Propellor.Property.Docker as Docker
 
@@ -9,20 +10,30 @@ main = defaultMain hosts
 
 hosts :: [Host]
 hosts =
-        [ host "hermit"
-            & os (System (Debian (Stable "jessie")) "amd64")
-            & Apt.stdSourcesList
-            & Apt.installed ["ssh", "build-essential"]
-            & Cron.runPropellor (Cron.Times "30 * * * *")
-            & Docker.configured
-        , host "empress"
-            & os (System (Debian (Stable "jessie")) "amd64")
-            & Apt.stdSourcesList
-            & Apt.installed ["ssh", "build-essential"]
-            & Cron.runPropellor (Cron.Times "30 * * * *")
-            & Docker.configured
+        [ baseHost "hermit"
+        , baseHost "empress"
         ]
 
+nimInstall :: Cmd.Script
+nimInstall =
+  [ "mkdir /tmp/niminstall -p"
+  , "cd /tmp/niminstall"
+  , "wget http://nim-lang.org/download/nim-0.11.2.tar.xz"
+  , "tar xf nim-0.11.2.tar.xz"
+  , "mv nim-0.11.2 /usr/local/nim"
+  , "cd /usr/local/nim"
+  , "./build.sh"
+  ]
+
+baseHost :: HostName -> Host
+baseHost name = host name
+    & os (System (Debian (Stable "jessie")) "amd64")
+    & Apt.stdSourcesList
+    & Apt.installed ["ssh", "build-essential"]
+    & Cron.runPropellor (Cron.Times "30 * * * *")
+    & Docker.configured
+    & Cmd.scriptProperty nimInstall
+
 standardStableContainer :: Docker.ContainerName -> Docker.Container
 standardStableContainer name = standardContainer name (Stable "jessie") "amd64"