diff --git a/common/users/default.nix b/common/users/default.nix
index 8c36799..551c7bb 100644
--- a/common/users/default.nix
+++ b/common/users/default.nix
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ in
       userConfig
       // {
         inherit name;
-        isNormalUser = true;
+        isNormalUser = lib.mkIf name != "root" true;
         initialPassword =
           if (lib.hasAttr "initialPassword" userConfig) then userConfig.initialPassword else "password1";
         extraGroups =