diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gollum.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gollum.nix
index ccfa63d3823d..a6793362d188 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gollum.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gollum.nix
@@ -138,17 +138,13 @@ in
       description = "Gollum wiki";
       after = [ "network.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
-      path = [ pkgs.git ];
-
-      preStart = ''
-        # This is safe to be run on an existing repo
-        git init ${cfg.stateDir}
-      '';
 
       serviceConfig = {
         User = cfg.user;
         Group = cfg.group;
         WorkingDirectory = cfg.stateDir;
+        # This is safe to be run on an existing repo
+        ExecStartPre = "${lib.getExe pkgs.git} init ${cfg.stateDir}";
         ExecStart = ''
           ${cfg.package}/bin/gollum \
             --port ${toString cfg.port} \