diff --git a/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix b/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix
index ebf78de..e50ca19 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/default.nix
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ in
       "${service}_db_passwd" = {
         owner = "minecraft";
         group = "minecraft";
+        path = "/var/lib/gameservers/minecraft_recpro/velocity/forwarding_secret"
+        mode = "0400";
       };
     };