diff --git a/modules/nix.nix b/modules/nix.nix
index ee90d45..173fcf7 100644
--- a/modules/nix.nix
+++ b/modules/nix.nix
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@
     # this is required until nix 2.4 is released
     package = pkgs.nixFlakes;
 
-    settings.auto-optimise-store = true;
+    settings = {
+      auto-optimise-store = true;
+      trusted-users = ["root" "michael"];
+    };
     gc = {
       automatic = true;
       dates = "weekly";
       options = "--delete-older-than 30d";
     };
-    trustedUsers = ["root" "michael"];
   };
 
   nixpkgs.config = {