diff --git a/common/impermanence.nix b/common/impermanence.nix
index e06bbd6..607cc40 100644
--- a/common/impermanence.nix
+++ b/common/impermanence.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
     Defaults lecture = never
   '';
 
+  # needed for allowOther in the home-manager impermanence config
+  programs.fuse.userAllowOther = true;
+
   # reset / at each boot
   # Note `lib.mkBefore` is used instead of `lib.mkAfter` here.
   boot.initrd.postDeviceCommands = pkgs.lib.mkBefore ''