diff --git a/hosts/ami/forgejo-action-runner.nix b/hosts/ami/forgejo-action-runner.nix
index 573b49e..1a94521 100644
--- a/hosts/ami/forgejo-action-runner.nix
+++ b/hosts/ami/forgejo-action-runner.nix
@@ -28,4 +28,11 @@ in {
     enable = true;
     autoPrune.enable = true;
   };
+
+  users.groups.gitea-runner = {};
+  users.users.gitea-runner = {
+    isSystemUser = true;
+    group = "gitea-runner";
+    home = "/var/lib/gitea-runner/";
+  };
 }