diff --git a/agents/linux.nix b/agents/linux.nix
index ac6803b..3c81ead 100644
--- a/agents/linux.nix
+++ b/agents/linux.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ in {
   
   virtualisation.docker.enable = true;
 
+  users.users.gitea-runner.group = "gitea-runner";
+  users.users.gitea-runner.extraGroups = [ "docker" ];
+  users.users.gitea-runner.isNormalUser = true;
+
   services.gitea-actions-runner = {
     package = pkgs.forgejo-actions-runner;
     instances.default = {