diff --git a/ops/nixos/lib/baserow.nix b/ops/nixos/lib/baserow.nix
index 1d6efe44ae..5a3f2a8d06 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/lib/baserow.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/lib/baserow.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ in
     };
   };
 
+  users.users.nginx.extraGroups = [ "baserow" ];
   services.nginx.recommendedProxySettings = true;
   services.nginx.recommendedTlsSettings = true;
   services.nginx.virtualHosts = {