diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index fd53362..9103a1c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@
                 locations."/".proxyPass = "http://127.0.0.1:${toString cfg.phx.port}";
               };
 
-              users.users."zoeyscomputer-phx" = {};
+              users.users."zoeyscomputer-phx" = {
+                isSystemUser = true;
+                group = ["zoeyscomputer-phx"];
+              };
               users.groups."zoeyscomputer-phx" = {};
 
               # Create a oneshot service to set up the database user with password