diff --git a/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/syncthing.nix b/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/syncthing.nix
index cc29a279..f1a448a6 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/syncthing.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/nixos-framework/syncthing.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
     services.syncthing = {
         enable = true;
-        # user = "${username}";
+        user = "${username}";
         settings = {
             folders = {
                 "world-of-warcraft" = {
diff --git a/nixos/users/albert/default.nix b/nixos/users/albert/default.nix
index 42f31bab..8af1e663 100644
--- a/nixos/users/albert/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/users/albert/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ in {
       description = "Albert J. Copeland";
       # video is required for the "light" command to work
       extraGroups = [ "networkmanager" "wheel" ] 
-        ++ ifExists [ "video"  ] 
-        ++ ifExists [ "docker" ];
+        ++ ifExists [ "video"     ] 
+        ++ ifExists [ "docker"    ]
+        ++ ifExists [ "syncthing" ];
       # mkpasswd -m sha-512
       hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$wKLsIWaA4Gf63RvjedwLJ0$EHKL6BBJV0CAxEKcHHjaBqW085KJ/MGvmbyWzmcWOy6";
       packages = [ pkgs.home-manager ];