diff --git a/services/nextcloud/default.nix b/services/nextcloud/default.nix
index 75a00cb..9753b03 100644
--- a/services/nextcloud/default.nix
+++ b/services/nextcloud/default.nix
@@ -47,10 +47,7 @@
           dbuser = "nextcloud";
           dbhost = "/run/postgresql"; # nextcloud will add /.s.PGSQL.5432 by itself
           dbname = "nextcloud";
-          # there's also a adminpassFile option, but for testing this seems
-          # enough (less fiddling with getting the file into a nixos
-          # container for ad-hoc setups)
-          adminpass = "lushfjwebrwhjebr";
+          adminpassFile = "/persist/nextcloud/config/admin_pw";
           adminuser = "root";
           defaultapp = "apporder";
         };