diff --git a/modules/scanbd.nix b/modules/scanbd.nix
index e57bdb4..a070e4e 100644
--- a/modules/scanbd.nix
+++ b/modules/scanbd.nix
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ in
     users.users.scanner = {
       uid = config.ids.uids.scanner;
       group = "scanner";
+      home = "/var/lib/scanner";
+      createHome = true;
     };
 
     environment.etc."scanbd/scanbd.conf".source = scanbdConf;