diff --git a/nixos-modules/services/hedgedoc.nix b/nixos-modules/services/hedgedoc.nix
index e8b234ea..b20fc88c 100644
--- a/nixos-modules/services/hedgedoc.nix
+++ b/nixos-modules/services/hedgedoc.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ in
       ];
     };
     ragon.persist.extraDirectories = [
-      "${config.services.hedgedoc.workDir}"
+      "/var/lib/hedgedoc"
     ];
   };
 }