diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index 91c19d1..3fc34d4 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ in
         "SMTP_SSL" = "true";
       };
     };
+    users.users.mastodon.isSystemUser = lib.mkForce false;
+    users.users.mastodon.isNormalUser = lib.mkForce true;
 
     selfprivacy.emails."mastodon" = {
       hashedPasswordFile = secrets.hashedPasswordFile;