diff --git a/services/fail2ban.nix b/services/fail2ban.nix
index 435b2135..b0e516a8 100644
--- a/services/fail2ban.nix
+++ b/services/fail2ban.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
   # The SystemD Unit file configuration
   systemd.services.fail2ban = {
-    user = "telegraf";
-    postStart = "chmod o+r /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.socket";
+    postStart = "sleep 2 && chmod o+r /var/run/fail2ban/fail2ban.socket";
   };
 }
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