diff --git a/bucket/nim.json b/bucket/nim.json
index fa5dad573e..74ca16a1f4 100644
--- a/bucket/nim.json
+++ b/bucket/nim.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         "bin\\nimsuggest.exe",
         "bin\\vccexe.exe"
     ],
+    "persist": "config",
     "checkver": {
         "url": "https://nim-lang.org/install_windows.html",
         "re": "nim-([\\d.]+)_x64"