diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 677f522f..9fdf4da2 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -8,15 +8,16 @@
     user = "${username}";
     hostname = "${hostname}";
 
-    profiles.system = {
-      path = inputs.deploy-rs.lib.${platform}.activate.nixos self.nixosConfigurations.${hostname};
-      sshUser = "${username}";
+    profiles = {
+      system = {
+        path = inputs.deploy-rs.lib.${platform}.activate.nixos self.nixosConfigurations.${hostname};
+        sshUser = "root";
+      };
+      home-manager = {
+        path = inputs.deploy-rs.lib.${platform}.activate.nixos self.homeConfigurations."${username}@${hostname}";
+        sshUser = "${username}";
+      };
     };
-    profiles.home-manager = {
-      path = inputs.deploy-rs.lib.${platform}.activate.nixos self.homeConfigurations."${username}@${hostname}";
-      sshUser = "${username}";
-    };
-  };
 
   # Helper function for generating home-manager configs
   mkHome = {