diff --git a/mail-server/dovecot.nix b/mail-server/dovecot.nix
index 59d9664..94682fa 100644
--- a/mail-server/dovecot.nix
+++ b/mail-server/dovecot.nix
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ in
             mode = "0600";
             user = config.services.postfix.user;
           };
+          user = cfg.storage.owner;
           vsz_limit = "${toString cfg.lmtpMemoryLimit} MB";
         };
         "service quota-status" = mkIf cfg.quota.enable {