diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9367372..5b9d81f 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # flake for blakes nixos config
 # define new devices in outputs
-# generation: 59 current  2025-10-05 14:51:59  25.05.20251001.5b5be50  6.12.49                          *
+# generation: 61 current  2025-10-05 15:00:30  25.05.20251001.5b5be50  6.12.49                          *
 {
   description = "blakes nix config";
   inputs = {
diff --git a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
index 55b3094..abcd5cb 100644
--- a/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/snowbelle/configuration.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
       sops.enable = true;
       docker.enable = true;
       syncthing.enable = true;
-        syncthing.mode = "server";
+        syncthing.mode = "client";
       tailscale.enable = true;
       nvidia.enable = false;
     };
diff --git a/modules/system/syncthing.nix b/modules/system/syncthing.nix
index f0b03c4..fd328e6 100644
--- a/modules/system/syncthing.nix
+++ b/modules/system/syncthing.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ in
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
     services.syncthing = {
       enable = true;
-      user = "root";
+      user = "blake";
       group = "blake";
       dataDir = cfg.data_dir;
       guiAddress = "0.0.0.0:2222";