diff --git a/machines/dev/forgejo-ci/forgejo-actions-runner.nix b/machines/dev/forgejo-ci/forgejo-actions-runner.nix
index 39c13ed0..97d896c3 100644
--- a/machines/dev/forgejo-ci/forgejo-actions-runner.nix
+++ b/machines/dev/forgejo-ci/forgejo-actions-runner.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ let
   numInstances = 5;
 in
 
+let
+  user = "gitea-runner";
+in
 {
   _class = "nixos";
 
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@ in
   };
 
   home-manager = {
-    users.gitea-runner.home = {
+    users.${user}.home = {
       stateVersion = "25.05";
       file.".config/attic/config.toml".source =
         config.vars.generators."templates".files."attic.toml".path;