diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 6dcafe2..70bb029 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -144,7 +144,9 @@
                         set -e
                         ${pkgs.dockerTools.shadowSetup}
                         groupadd -r node
-                        useradd -r -g node node
+                        useradd -r -g node -m -d /home/node node
+                        mkdir -p /nix
+                        chown node:node /nix
                       '';
                       copyToRoot = pkgs.buildEnv {
                         name = "image-root";