diff --git a/machines/vm-audio.nix b/machines/vm-audio.nix
index 10f197e..c2d8f2a 100644
--- a/machines/vm-audio.nix
+++ b/machines/vm-audio.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     users.users.mixer = {
       isNormalUser = true;
       group = "mixer";
+      linger = true;
       extraGroups = [ "systemd-journal" ];
       openssh.authorizedKeys.keys = [
         "ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIKKxoQSxfYqf9ITN8Fhckk8WbY4dwtBAXOhC9jxihJvq jan@bulthuis.dev"