diff --git a/modules/services/server/mealie.nix b/modules/services/server/mealie.nix
index 702accc..4c5a16d 100644
--- a/modules/services/server/mealie.nix
+++ b/modules/services/server/mealie.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
             ALLOW_SIGNUP = "false";
 	    DB_ENGINE = "postgres";
 	    TZ = "Europe/Berlin";
+	    PGID = "911";
+	    PUID = "911";
         };
     };
 
@@ -24,6 +26,16 @@
       };
     };
 
+    users = {
+      users = {
+        mealie = {
+	  uid = 911;
+	  group = "mealie";
+	  isSystemUser = true;
+	};
+      };
+    };
+
     age.secrets."services/mealie/credentialsFile" = {
         file = ../../../secrets/services/mealie/credentialsFile.age;
         owner = "mealie";