diff --git a/hosts/vm/reverseproxy/default.nix b/hosts/vm/reverseproxy/default.nix
index fbaff96..d11816e 100644
--- a/hosts/vm/reverseproxy/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/vm/reverseproxy/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
   system.stateVersion = "25.05";
 
+  users.users."nginx".home = "/var/lib/nginx";
+
   services.nginx.virtualHosts = {
     "install-party.crans.org" = {
       enableACME = true;