diff --git a/os/linux/nix/machines/beefcake.nix b/os/linux/nix/machines/beefcake.nix
index 84cbec8..128d057 100644
--- a/os/linux/nix/machines/beefcake.nix
+++ b/os/linux/nix/machines/beefcake.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   services.api-lyte-dev = rec {
     enable = true;
     port = 5757;
-    stateDir = /var/lib/api-lyte-dev;
+    stateDir = "/var/lib/api-lyte-dev";
     configFile = sops.secrets.api-lyte-dev.path;
     user = "api-lyte-dev";
     group = user;