diff --git a/ops/nixos/ixvm-fra01/default.nix b/ops/nixos/ixvm-fra01/default.nix
index 8c60957c0b..62dcfd311a 100644
--- a/ops/nixos/ixvm-fra01/default.nix
+++ b/ops/nixos/ixvm-fra01/default.nix
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ in {
     lukegb = {
       isNormalUser = true;
       uid = 1000;
-      extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
+      extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" "bird2" ];
       hashedPassword = secrets.passwordHashes.root;
     };
   };