diff --git a/common/_containers/obsidian_sync.nix b/common/_containers/obsidian_sync.nix
index 7bab65f..59a2be2 100644
--- a/common/_containers/obsidian_sync.nix
+++ b/common/_containers/obsidian_sync.nix
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ in
         environment = {
           SERVER_URL = cfg.serverUrl;
           COUCHDB_DATABASE = "obsidian_sync";
-          COUCHDB_USER = pkgs.lib.mkIf cfg.dockerEnvFiles != [] "adminu";
-          COUCHDB_PASSWORD = pkgs.lib.mkIf cfg.dockerEnvFiles != [] "Password123";
+          COUCHDB_USER = if cfg.dockerEnvFiles != [] then "adminu" else null;
+          COUCHDB_PASSWORD = if cfg.dockerEnvFiles != [] then "Password123" else null;
         };
         environmentFiles = cfg.dockerEnvFiles;
         volumes = [