diff --git a/configs/cloud.nix b/configs/cloud.nix
index fe0f2a4..693acef 100644
--- a/configs/cloud.nix
+++ b/configs/cloud.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@
     user = config.users.users.me;
   };
 
-  niveum.seafile.enable = true;
+  niveum.seafile = {
+    enable = true;
+    user = config.users.users.me;
+  };
 
   niveum.google-drive = rec {
     enable = true;
diff --git a/modules/seafile.nix b/modules/seafile.nix
index 4335045..6c5fcbc 100644
--- a/modules/seafile.nix
+++ b/modules/seafile.nix
@@ -4,10 +4,19 @@ let cfg = config.niveum.seafile;
 in {
   options.niveum.seafile = {
     enable = mkEnableOption "Seafile";
+    user = mkOption { type = types.attrs; };
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    services.xserver.displayManager.sessionCommands = "${pkgs.seafile-client}/bin/seafile-applet &";
+    systemd.services.seafile = {
+      description = "Seafile synchronisation service";
+      after = [ "network-online.target" ];
+      script = "${pkgs.seafile-client}/bin/seafile-applet";
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Restart = "always";
+        User = cfg.user.name;
+      };
+    };
 
     environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.seafile-client pkgs.seafile-shared ];
   };