diff --git a/nixos/users/albert/default.nix b/nixos/users/albert/default.nix
index 0b159b89..349028bf 100644
--- a/nixos/users/albert/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/users/albert/default.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ in {
     isNormalUser = true;
     description = "Albert J. Copeland";
     # video is required for the "light" command to work
-    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" ] ++ ifExists [ "video" ];
+    extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" ] 
+      ++ ifExists [ "video" ] 
+      ++ ifExists [ "docker" ];
     # mkpasswd -m sha-512
     hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$wKLsIWaA4Gf63RvjedwLJ0$EHKL6BBJV0CAxEKcHHjaBqW085KJ/MGvmbyWzmcWOy6";
     packages = [ pkgs.home-manager ];