diff --git a/modules/server/services/local/nextcloud/default.nix b/modules/server/services/local/nextcloud/default.nix
index d46323bb..6ec8f778 100644
--- a/modules/server/services/local/nextcloud/default.nix
+++ b/modules/server/services/local/nextcloud/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ in {
         https = true;
         hostName = "nextcloud.sako.box";
         nginx = { recommendedHttpHeaders = true; };
+        database.createLocally = true;
 
         autoUpdateApps = {
           enable = true;