diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/torrent/rtorrent.nix b/nixos/modules/services/torrent/rtorrent.nix
index 699f3be82a9d..fd9964e76c02 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/torrent/rtorrent.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/torrent/rtorrent.nix
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ in {
 
       # XMLRPC
       scgi_local = (cfg.rpcsock)
-      schedule = scgi_group,0,0,"execute.nothrow=chown,\":rtorrent\",(cfg.rpcsock)"
+      schedule = scgi_group,0,0,"execute.nothrow=chown,\":${cfg.group}\",(cfg.rpcsock)"
       schedule = scgi_permission,0,0,"execute.nothrow=chmod,\"g+w,o=\",(cfg.rpcsock)"
     '';