diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/vaultwarden/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/vaultwarden/default.nix
index 2d2816dac0f0..6bdf428b199b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/vaultwarden/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/vaultwarden/default.nix
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ in rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-ViXpoPkBznB0o/dc/l1r3m0y+z2w58wqlU8/cg8u7tI=";
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Upstream specifies 1.57; nixpkgs has 1.56 which also produces a working
+    # vaultwarden when using RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP=1
+    sed -ri 's/^rust-version = .*//g' Cargo.toml
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = with lib; [ openssl ]
     ++ optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv Security CoreServices ]
     ++ optional (dbBackend == "mysql") libmysqlclient
     ++ optional (dbBackend == "postgresql") postgresql;
 
+  # vaultwarden depends on rocket v0.5.0-dev, which requires nightly features.
+  # This may be removed if https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden/issues/712 is fixed.
   RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP = 1;
 
   cargoBuildFlags = [ featuresFlag ];
@@ -42,6 +50,6 @@ in rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     description = "Unofficial Bitwarden compatible server written in Rust";
     homepage = "https://github.com/dani-garcia/vaultwarden";
     license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ msteen ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ msteen ivan ];
   };
 }