diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/lxd-image-server.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/lxd-image-server.nix
index 5ec6cacffa49..b119ba8acf63 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/lxd-image-server.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/lxd-image-server.nix
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@ in
         path = "/var/log/lxd-image-server/lxd-image-server.log";
         frequency = "daily";
         keep = 21;
-        user = "lxd-image-server";
-        group = cfg.group;
         extraConfig = ''
+          create 755 lxd-image-server ${cfg.group}
           missingok
           compress
           delaycompress