diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix
index 14bb792790a7..38a77f7aaace 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/paperless.nix
@@ -629,9 +629,10 @@ in
 
         users = lib.optionalAttrs (cfg.user == defaultUser) {
           users.${defaultUser} = {
+            extraGroups = [ config.services.redis.servers.paperless.group ];
             group = defaultUser;
-            uid = config.ids.uids.paperless;
             home = cfg.dataDir;
+            uid = config.ids.uids.paperless;
           };
 
           groups.${defaultUser} = {