diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
index 9361393d91af..ca11cb0e3f9b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ let
         defaultText = lib.literalMD ''
           {
             MINSUPPLIES = 1;
-            RUN_AS_USER = "root";
             NOTIFYCMD = "''${pkgs.nut}/bin/upssched";
+            RUN_AS_USER = "root";
             SHUTDOWNCMD = "''${pkgs.systemd}/bin/shutdown now";
           }
         '';
@@ -330,11 +330,11 @@ let
     config = {
       enable = lib.mkDefault (lib.elem cfg.mode [ "standalone" "netserver" "netclient" ]);
       settings = {
-        RUN_AS_USER = "root"; # TODO: replace 'root' by another username.
         MINSUPPLIES = lib.mkDefault 1;
-        NOTIFYCMD = lib.mkDefault "${pkgs.nut}/bin/upssched";
-        SHUTDOWNCMD = lib.mkDefault "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/shutdown now";
         MONITOR = lib.flip lib.mapAttrsToList cfg.upsmon.monitor (name: monitor: with monitor; [ system powerValue user "\"@upsmon_password_${name}@\"" type ]);
+        NOTIFYCMD = lib.mkDefault "${pkgs.nut}/bin/upssched";
+        RUN_AS_USER = "root"; # TODO: replace 'root' by another username.
+        SHUTDOWNCMD = lib.mkDefault "${pkgs.systemd}/bin/shutdown now";
       };
     };
   };