diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fwupd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fwupd.nix
index d0c9e6c66e57..7b6c336bd221 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fwupd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fwupd.nix
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ in {
       # instead and ensure we take ownership of /var/lib/fwupd
       services.fwupd-refresh.serviceConfig = {
         StateDirectory = "fwupd";
+        # Better for debugging, upstream sets stderr to null for some reason..
+        StandardError = "inherit";
       };
 
       timers.fwupd-refresh.wantedBy = [ "timers.target" ];