diff --git a/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix b/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix
index d0910e7..9fa170e 100644
--- a/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix
+++ b/modules/homelab/services/arr/flaresolverr/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ let
   cfg = config.modules.services.flaresolverr;
   ids = 2008;
   default_port = 8189;
-  data_dir = "/var/lib/flaresolverr";
+  data_dir = null;  # flaresolverr has no persistence
 in
 {
   options.modules.services.flaresolverr = {
@@ -34,10 +34,9 @@ in
       description = "flaresolverr server user";
       uid = ids;
       isSystemUser = true;
-      home = "/var/lib/flaresolverr";
-      createHome = true;
+      createHome = false;
       group = "flaresolverr";
-      extraGroups = [ "media" ];
+      extraGroups = [];
     };
 
     # enable the flaresolverr service
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ in
 
     # override umask to make permissions work out
     systemd.services.flaresolverr.serviceConfig = { 
-      UMask = lib.mkForce "0007";
       User = "flaresolverr";
       Group = "flaresolverr";
       };