diff --git a/module.nix b/module.nix
index f052510..e54048b 100644
--- a/module.nix
+++ b/module.nix
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ in
         serviceConfig = {
           Slice = "writefreely.slice";
           ExecStartPre = [
-            "+chown writefreely:writefreely /var/lib/writefreely"
+            "+${pkgs.coreutils}/bin/chown writefreely:writefreely /var/lib/writefreely"
           ];
         };
       };