diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 8ff915a..2e2d8f7 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -89,9 +89,7 @@
               after = [ "network.target" ];
 
               preStart = ''
-                mkdir -p /var/lib/u
                 mkdir -p /var/lib/u/files
-                chown -R ${cfg.user}:${cfg.group} /var/lib/u
 
                 cat > /var/lib/u/.env <<EOF
                 DATABASE_URL="sqlite:/var/lib/u/u.db"
@@ -118,6 +116,7 @@
               users = mkIf (cfg.user == "u") {
                 u = {
                   home = "/var/lib/u";
+                  createHome = true;
                   group = cfg.group;
                   isSystemUser = true;
                 };