diff --git a/clanServices/users/default.nix b/clanServices/users/default.nix
index bd15cc178..f40be3d1c 100644
--- a/clanServices/users/default.nix
+++ b/clanServices/users/default.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
   roles.default = {
     interface =
-      { lib, ... }:
+      { config, lib, ... }:
       {
         options = {
           user = lib.mkOption {
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
               Effects:
 
-              - *enabled* (`true`) - Prompt for a passwort during the machine installation or update workflow.
-              - *disabled* (`false`) - Generate a passwort during the machine installation or update workflow.
+              - *enabled* (`true`) - Prompt for a password during the machine installation or update workflow.
+              - *disabled* (`false`) - Generate a password during the machine installation or update workflow.
 
               The password can be shown in two steps:
 
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
           };
           regularUser = lib.mkOption {
             type = lib.types.bool;
-            default = true;
+            default = config.user != "root";
+            defaultText = lib.literalExpression "config.user != \"root\"";
             example = false;
             description = ''
               Whether the user should be a regular user or a system user.
diff --git a/clanServices/users/tests/vm/default.nix b/clanServices/users/tests/vm/default.nix
index 147fecc8a..d9781a448 100644
--- a/clanServices/users/tests/vm/default.nix
+++ b/clanServices/users/tests/vm/default.nix
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
           roles.default.machines."server".settings = {
             user = "root";
             prompt = false;
-            # Important: 'root' must not be a regular user. See: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/424404
-            regularUser = false;
           };
         };
         user-password-test = {