diff --git a/modules/services/server/coturn.nix b/modules/services/server/coturn.nix
index 1a6e490..ced42df 100644
--- a/modules/services/server/coturn.nix
+++ b/modules/services/server/coturn.nix
@@ -62,10 +62,9 @@
     group = "turnserver";
   };
   # configure synapse to point users to coturn
-  services.matrix-synapse = with config.services.coturn; {
+  services.matrix-synapse.settings = with config.services.coturn; {
     turn_uris = ["turn:${realm}:3478?transport=udp" "turn:${realm}:3478?transport=tcp"];
     turn_shared_secret = static-auth-secret;
-    turn_user_lifetime = "1h";
   };
 
   age.secrets."services/coturn/static-auth" = {