diff --git a/laptop/promtail.nix b/laptop/promtail.nix
index d11f939e..ac38fa44 100644
--- a/laptop/promtail.nix
+++ b/laptop/promtail.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
       clients = [{
         url = "https://loki.sysctl.io/loki/api/v1/push";
         basic_auth = {
-          username = loki-sa;
+          username = "loki-sa";
           password = null; # https://nixos.wiki/wiki/Comparison_of_secret_managing_schemes;
         };
       }];