diff --git a/shared/dev_user.nix b/shared/dev_user.nix
index 8efa97b..5eef390 100644
--- a/shared/dev_user.nix
+++ b/shared/dev_user.nix
@@ -6,17 +6,21 @@
   ...
 }:
 {
-  users.users = {
-    # connection only via hashed password;
-    dev = {
-      isNormalUser = true;
-      home = "/home/dev";
-      description = "User used to manually connect to this system (e.g. for maintenance)";
-      extraGroups = [
-        "docker"
-        "wheel"
-      ];
-      hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$akQcwTP8gsnlVMq9dA18s/$pLpvci.Hn3rIucvO5u86LCQJYd9.Z4zenbAJ9RGtDL8";
+  users = {
+    mutableUsers = true;
+
+    users = {
+      # connection only via hashed password;
+      dev = {
+        isNormalUser = true;
+        home = "/home/dev";
+        description = "User used to manually connect to this system (e.g. for maintenance)";
+        extraGroups = [
+          "docker"
+          "wheel"
+        ];
+        # hashedPassword = "$y$j9T$akQcwTP8gsnlVMq9dA18s/$pLpvci.Hn3rIucvO5u86LCQJYd9.Z4zenbAJ9RGtDL8";
+      };
     };
   };
 }