diff --git a/modules/backups.nix b/modules/backups.nix
index 946f526..a7747c6 100644
--- a/modules/backups.nix
+++ b/modules/backups.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ let
     ${config.services.postgresqlBackup.location}/btcpaydb.sql.gz
     ${optionalString config.nix-bitcoin.generateSecrets "${config.nix-bitcoin.secretsDir}"}
     /var/lib/tor
+    /var/lib/nixos
+
     # Extra files
     ${cfg.extraFiles}
 
diff --git a/modules/clightning.nix b/modules/clightning.nix
index f415a30..93a3b5a 100644
--- a/modules/clightning.nix
+++ b/modules/clightning.nix
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ in {
       requires = [ "bitcoind.service" ];
       after = [ "bitcoind.service" ];
       preStart = ''
-        chown -R '${cfg.user}:${cfg.group}' '${cfg.dataDir}'
         # The RPC socket has to be removed otherwise we might have stale sockets
         rm -f ${cfg.networkDir}/lightning-rpc
         install -m 640 ${configFile} '${cfg.dataDir}/config'
diff --git a/modules/liquid.nix b/modules/liquid.nix
index 28f2e4f..7804ba0 100644
--- a/modules/liquid.nix
+++ b/modules/liquid.nix
@@ -221,7 +221,6 @@ in {
       after = [ "bitcoind.service" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       preStart = ''
-        chown -R '${cfg.user}:${cfg.group}' '${cfg.dataDir}'
         install -m 640 ${configFile} '${cfg.dataDir}/elements.conf'
         {
           echo "rpcpassword=$(cat ${secretsDir}/liquid-rpcpassword)"