diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9d5394a..85fe2f4 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     deploy.nodes.kittykat = {
       hostname = "kittykat";
       profiles.system = {
+        sshUser = "root";
         user = "root";
         path = deploy-rs.lib.x86_64-linux.activate.nixos self.nixosConfigurations.kittykat;
       };