diff --git a/deploy/flake.nix b/deploy/flake.nix
index 19d137c..16620ab 100644
--- a/deploy/flake.nix
+++ b/deploy/flake.nix
@@ -21,11 +21,14 @@
                 ${handy_py}/bin/handyhelper
               '';
               User = "handy";
+              RuntimeDirectory = "handyhelper";
+              RuntimeDirectoryMode = "0755";
             };
           };
           users.users = {
             handy = {
               home = "/var/lib/handyhelper";
+              useDefaultShell = true;
               isSystemUser = true;
               group = "handy";
             };