diff --git a/modules/syncthing.nix b/modules/syncthing.nix
index db9f954..4db4f65 100644
--- a/modules/syncthing.nix
+++ b/modules/syncthing.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@
 {
   services.syncthing = {
     enable = true;
-    user = "syncthing";
-    group = "syncthing";
+    user = "blake";
+    group = "blake";
+
+    dataDir = "/home/blake/.local/state/syncthing";
+    configDir = "/home/blake/.config/syncthing";
 
     # webui
     guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:2222";
+    openDefaultPorts = true;
   };
 }