diff --git a/krebs/3modules/power-action.nix b/krebs/3modules/power-action.nix
index 4c2533eb7..7227f4a9a 100644
--- a/krebs/3modules/power-action.nix
+++ b/krebs/3modules/power-action.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,8 @@ let
       default = "BAT0";
     };
     user = mkOption {
-      type = types.user;
-      default = {
-        name = "power-action";
-      };
+      type = types.string;
+      default = "power-action";
     };
     startAt = mkOption {
       type = types.str;
@@ -57,13 +55,10 @@ let
     systemd.services.power-action = {
       serviceConfig = rec {
         ExecStart = startScript;
-        User = cfg.user.name;
+        User = cfg.user;
       };
       startAt = cfg.startAt;
     };
-    users.users.${cfg.user.name} = {
-      inherit (cfg.user) name uid;
-    };
   };
 
   startScript = pkgs.writeDash "power-action" ''