diff --git a/nixos/package-configs/forgejo/configuration.nix b/nixos/package-configs/forgejo/configuration.nix
index 2402ba1..f752207 100644
--- a/nixos/package-configs/forgejo/configuration.nix
+++ b/nixos/package-configs/forgejo/configuration.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     gitea = {
       isSystemUser = true;
       isNormalUser = false;
+      group = "gitea";
       extraGroups = ["virtualMail"];
     };
   };