diff --git a/hosts/containers/scrape/default.nix b/hosts/containers/scrape/default.nix
index 7b51bddb..76dba798 100644
--- a/hosts/containers/scrape/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/containers/scrape/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ in {
   users.users.scrape = {
     isNormalUser = true;
     group = "scrape";
+    # don't make /home/scrape inaccessible by nginx
+    createHome = false;
   };
 
   services.nginx = {