diff --git a/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix b/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix
index e577bdd..a2cacdf 100644
--- a/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix
+++ b/machines/nextcloud/configuration.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ with lib;
     hostName = "cloud.malobeo.org";
     config.adminpassFile = config.sops.secrets.nextcloudAdminPass.path;
     #https = true; #disable for testing
+    datadir = "/data/services/nextcloud/";
     database.createLocally = true;
     config.dbtype = "pgsql";
     configureRedis = true;