diff --git a/matrix/synapse/workers.md b/matrix/synapse/workers.md
index 3d9d42a..e3b72a6 100644
--- a/matrix/synapse/workers.md
+++ b/matrix/synapse/workers.md
@@ -95,26 +95,23 @@ Synapse starts, and let it have the correct group.
 systemctl edit matrix-synapse
 ```
 
-Now override parts of the `Service` stanza to look like this:
+Now override parts of the `Service` stanza to add these two lines:
 
 ```
 [Service]
-User=matrix-synapse
-Group=clubmatrix
 RuntimeDirectory=matrix-synapse
 RuntimeDirectoryPreserve=yes
 ```
 
-Synapse will, from now on, run as group `clubmatrix` instead of
-`matrix-synapse`. The directory `/run/matrix-synapse` will be created as soon
+The directory `/run/matrix-synapse` will be created as soon
 as Synapse starts, and will not be removed on restart or stop, because that
 would create problems with workers who suddenly lose their sockets.
 
-First we change Synapse from listening on `localhost:8008` to listening on a
+Then we change Synapse from listening on `localhost:8008` to listening on a
 socket. We'll do most of our workers work in `conf.d/listeners.yaml`, so let's
-put the new configuration for the main proccess there:
+put the new configuration for the main proccess there.
 
-Add a replication listener:
+Remove the `localhost:8008` bit, and configure these two sockets:
 
 ```
 listeners:
@@ -135,13 +132,13 @@ listeners:
         - replication 
 ```
 
-This means Synapse will create two sockets under `/run/matrix/synapse`: one
+This means Synapse will create two sockets under `/run/matrix-synapse`: one
 for incoming traffic that is forwarded by nginx (`inbound_main.sock`), and one for
 communicating with all the other workers (`replication.sock`).
 
 If you restart Synapse now, it won't do anything anymore, because nginx is
 still forwarding its traffic to `localhost:8008`. We'll get to nginx later,
-but you'd have to change
+but for now you should change:
 
 ```
 proxy_forward http://localhost:8008;
@@ -153,8 +150,17 @@ to
 proxy_forward http://unix:/run/matrix-synapse/inbound_main.sock;
 ```
 
-If you've done this, restart Synapse, check if the socket is created and has
-the correct permissions. Now point Synapse at Redis in `conf.d/redis.yaml`:
+Because the sockets under `/run/matrix-synapse` are writable only by user and
+group `matrix-synapse`, we have to add nginx to that group:
+
+```
+addgroup www-data matrix-synapse
+```
+
+This may not be the best way, but for now it will suffice.
+
+If you've done this, restart Synapse and nginx, and check if the sockets are created
+and have the correct permissions. Now point Synapse at Redis in `conf.d/redis.yaml`:
 
 ```
 redis:
@@ -162,7 +168,7 @@ redis:
   path: /run/redis/redis-server.sock
 ```
 
-Check if Synapse can connect to Redis via the socket, you should find log
+Restart Synapse and check if it can connect to Redis via the socket, you should find log
 entries like this:
 
 ```