diff --git a/config/services/postfixadmin.nix b/config/services/postfixadmin.nix
index 0db12bd4..53f19a1b 100644
--- a/config/services/postfixadmin.nix
+++ b/config/services/postfixadmin.nix
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@
     sslCertificateKey = "/var/lib/acme/chir.rs/key.pem";
   };
   services.phpfpm.pools.postfixadmin.settings."listen.group" = "acme"; # there is no nginx group
+  services.phpfpm.pools.postfixadmin.group = "dovecot";
 }