diff --git a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
index 61a472c6adfd..96626a96b958 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/misc/ids.nix
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ in
       sniproxy = 244;
       nzbget = 245;
       mosquitto = 246;
-      toxvpn = 247;
+      #toxvpn = 247; # dynamically allocated as of 2021-09-18
       # squeezelite = 248; # DynamicUser = true
       turnserver = 249;
       #smokeping = 250;# dynamically allocated as of 2021-09-03
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/toxvpn.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/toxvpn.nix
index 9e97faeebc1e..1765ef3ea2d9 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/toxvpn.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/toxvpn.nix
@@ -59,10 +59,12 @@ with lib;
 
     users.users = {
       toxvpn = {
-        uid        = config.ids.uids.toxvpn;
+        isSystemUser = true;
+        group = "toxvpn";
         home       = "/var/lib/toxvpn";
         createHome = true;
       };
     };
+    users.groups.toxvpn = {};
   };
 }