diff --git a/panel/nix/configuration.nix b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
index 24426a96..14160936 100644
--- a/panel/nix/configuration.nix
+++ b/panel/nix/configuration.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ in
 
     users.users.${name}.isNormalUser = true;
 
+    users.groups.${name} = { };
     systemd.services.${name} = {
       description = "${name} ASGI server";
       after = [ "network.target" ];