diff --git a/modules/features/remoteBuilds.nix b/modules/features/remoteBuilds.nix
index 0f80aa1..429c8bc 100644
--- a/modules/features/remoteBuilds.nix
+++ b/modules/features/remoteBuilds.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
                 (builtins.attrNames config.sops.secrets)
             ) {
                 isNormalUser = true;
-                createHome = false;
+                createHome = true;
+                home = "/tmp/remote-builder";
             };
 
             sops.templates."remote-builder" = lib.mkIf (builtins.any