diff --git a/lib/default.nix b/lib/default.nix
index 3a692026..962d980e 100644
--- a/lib/default.nix
+++ b/lib/default.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
       };
       home-manager = {
         path = inputs.deploy-rs.lib.${platform}.activate.home-manager self.homeConfigurations."${username}@${hostname}";
-        user = "${username}";
+        user = "root";
         sshUser = "${username}";
       };
     };