diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/default.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/default.nix
index b7173c951..3a7fe5db2 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/default.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ in
             _name: file: {
               inherit (file)
                 name
+                owner
+                group
                 mode
                 deploy
                 secret
diff --git a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix
index 7c830810d..dee8c5561 100644
--- a/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix
+++ b/nixosModules/clanCore/vars/interface.nix
@@ -206,15 +206,16 @@ in
                       default = false;
                     };
                     owner = lib.mkOption {
-                      description = "The user name or id that will own the secret file.";
+                      description = "The user name or id that will own the file.";
                       default = "root";
                     };
                     group = lib.mkOption {
-                      description = "The group name or id that will own the secret file.";
+                      description = "The group name or id that will own the file.";
                       default = "root";
                     };
                     mode = lib.mkOption {
                       type = lib.types.strMatching "^[0-7]{3}$";
+                      description = "The unix file mode of the file. Must be a 3-digit octal number.";
                       default = "400";
                     };
                     value =