diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
index 6c9379dfe90d..703117b372b0 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
@@ -388,7 +388,11 @@ in {
       adminuser = mkOption {
         type = types.str;
         default = "root";
-        description = lib.mdDoc "Username for the admin account.";
+        description = lib.mdDoc ''
+          Username for the admin account. The username is only set during the
+          initial setup of Nextcloud! Since the username also acts as unique
+          ID internally, it cannot be changed later!
+        '';
       };
       adminpassFile = mkOption {
         type = types.str;