diff --git a/system/services/docker/pihole/default.nix b/system/services/docker/pihole/default.nix
index 5c62b24..4810578 100644
--- a/system/services/docker/pihole/default.nix
+++ b/system/services/docker/pihole/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,26 @@
             mode = "0664";
         };
 
+        environment.etc."nsswitch.conf" = {
+            enable = true;
+            text = ''
+                passwd:    files systemd
+                group:     files [success=merge] systemd
+                shadow:    files systemd
+                sudoers:   files
+
+                hosts:     dns mymachines files myhostname
+                networks:  files
+
+                ethers:    files
+                services:  files
+                protocols: files
+                rpc:       files
+            '';
+
+            user = "root";
+        };
+
         virtualisation.oci-containers.containers.pihole = {
             image = "pihole/pihole:latest";