diff --git a/panel/nix/configuration.nix b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
index 41bb293f..07dd250d 100644
--- a/panel/nix/configuration.nix
+++ b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
@@ -202,11 +202,8 @@ in
       };
     };
 
-    users.users.${name} = {
-      # TODO[Niols]: change to system user or document why we specifically
-      # need a normal user.
-      isNormalUser = true;
-    };
+    # needed to place a config file with home-manager
+    users.users.${name}.isNormalUser = true;
 
     users.groups.${name} = { };
     systemd.services.${name} = {