diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ca4d436..239ab16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ A sample configuration would be as follows:
           port = 8081; # serve web application on port 8081
           user = "pi-aqm";
           group = "pi-aqm";
-          device = "/dev/ttyUSB0"; # this is the device port that corresponds to your sensor device
+          serialPort = "/dev/ttyUSB0"; # this is the serial port that corresponds to your sensor device
 
           redis.createLocally = true;
         };
diff --git a/nix/module.nix b/nix/module.nix
index fb6b9ac..224c29c 100644
--- a/nix/module.nix
+++ b/nix/module.nix
@@ -14,35 +14,36 @@ in {
       type = types.package;
       default = self.packages.${pkgs.system}.pi-air-quality-monitor;
     };
+
     openFirewall = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       default = true;
-      description = "Whether to open the firewall for the server";
+      description = "Whether to open the firewall for the service";
     };
 
     settings = {
       port = mkOption {
         type = types.int;
         default = 8080;
-        description = "Port to run the server on";
+        description = "Port to run the service on";
       };
 
       user = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         default = "pi-aqm";
-        description = "User to run the server as";
+        description = "User to run the servvice as";
       };
 
       group = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         default = "pi-aqm";
-        description = "Group to run the server as";
+        description = "Group to run the service as";
       };
 
-      device = mkOption {
+      serialPort = mkOption {
         type = types.path;
         default = "/dev/ttyUSB0";
-        description = "Device to read data from";
+        description = "Serial port device to read data from";
       };
 
       environmentFile = mkOption {
@@ -128,6 +129,33 @@ in {
         WorkingDirectory = "${cfg.settings.dataDir}";
         ExecStart = "${lib.getExe cfg.package}";
         Restart = "always";
+
+        # Hardening
+        CapabilityBoundingSet = "";
+        DeviceAllow = [cfg.settings.serialPort];
+        DevicePolicy = "closed";
+        DynamicUser = true;
+        LockPersonality = true;
+        MemoryDenyWriteExecute = false;
+        NoNewPrivileges = true;
+        PrivateUsers = true;
+        PrivateTmp = true;
+        ProtectClock = true;
+        ProtectControlGroups = true;
+        ProtectHome = true;
+        ProtectHostname = true;
+        ProtectKernelLogs = true;
+        ProtectKernelModules = true;
+        RemoveIPC = true;
+        RestrictNamespaces = true;
+        RestrictRealtime = true;
+        RestrictSUIDSGID = true;
+        SystemCallArchitectures = "native";
+        UMask = "0077";
+        SystemCallFilter = [
+          "@system-service @pkey"
+          "~@privileged @resources"
+        ];
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/nix/tests/checks/basic.nix b/nix/tests/checks/basic.nix
index 6abc9ab..745c0c1 100644
--- a/nix/tests/checks/basic.nix
+++ b/nix/tests/checks/basic.nix
@@ -2,55 +2,73 @@
   nixosTest,
   self,
   ...
-}:
-nixosTest {
-  name = "basic";
+}: let
+  serialPort = "/dev/ttyS0";
+in
+  nixosTest {
+    name = "basic";
 
-  nodes = {
-    client = {pkgs, ...}: {
-      imports = [../profiles/test-setup.nix];
+    nodes = {
+      client = {pkgs, ...}: {
+        imports = [../profiles/test-setup.nix];
 
-      environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-        netcat
-      ];
-    };
-
-    server = {pkgs, ...}: {
-      imports = [
-        ../profiles/test-setup.nix
-        self.nixosModules.pi-air-quality-monitor
-      ];
-
-      users.users.test = {
-        isNormalUser = true;
-        extraGroups = ["wheel"];
-        packages = with pkgs; [
-          tree
+        environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+          netcat
         ];
       };
 
-      services.pi-air-quality-monitor = {
-        enable = true;
-        openFirewall = true;
+      server = {pkgs, ...}: {
+        imports = [
+          ../profiles/test-setup.nix
+          self.nixosModules.pi-air-quality-monitor
+        ];
 
-        settings = {
-          port = 8080;
-          user = "pi-aqm";
-          group = "pi-aqm";
+        users.users.test = {
+          isNormalUser = true;
+          extraGroups = ["wheel"];
+          packages = with pkgs; [
+            tree
+          ];
         };
+
+        services.pi-air-quality-monitor = {
+          enable = true;
+          openFirewall = true;
+
+          settings = {
+            port = 8080;
+            user = "pi-aqm";
+            group = "pi-aqm";
+            inherit serialPort;
+          };
+        };
+
+        system.stateVersion = "23.11";
       };
-
-      system.stateVersion = "23.11";
     };
-  };
 
-  testScript = ''
-    server.wait_for_unit("default.target")
-    server.succeed("ls -lah /dev/ttyUSB0")
-    #server.succeed('systemctl status pi-air-quality-monitor | grep \"Active: active (running)\" || return 0')
-    #server.succeed('nc -vz server 8080')
+    testScript = ''
+      server.start()
 
-    #client.wait_for_unit("default.target")
-    #client.succeed("nc -vz server 8080")
-  '';
-}
+      server.wait_for_unit("default.target")
+      log.info("Checking if configured serial port exists")
+      server.succeed("ls -lah ${serialPort}")
+
+      log.info("Check if unit is running correctly")
+      server.wait_for_unit("pi-air-quality-monitor.service")
+      server.succeed("systemctl status pi-air-quality-monitor.service | grep 'Active: active (running)' >&2")
+      server.succeed("journalctl -u pi-air-quality-monitor.service >&2")
+
+      log.info("Showing units content")
+      server.succeed("systemctl status pi-air-quality-monitor.service >&2")
+      server.succeed("systemctl cat pi-air-quality-monitor.service >&2")
+      server.succeed("systemctl cat pi-air-quality-monitor.socket >&2")
+
+      log.info("Checking if service is accessible locally")
+      server.succeed("nc -vz localhost 8080")
+
+      client.start()
+      client.wait_for_unit("default.target")
+      #client.succeed("nc -vz server 8080")
+    '';
+  }