diff --git a/containers/shared.nix b/containers/shared.nix
index 123727fb..1768735b 100644
--- a/containers/shared.nix
+++ b/containers/shared.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
 
+let
+  inherit (config.modules.system) username;
+in
 {
   imports = [
     ../modules/fish.nix
@@ -52,11 +55,9 @@
   users = {
     allowNoPasswordLogin = true;
 
-    users = {
-      user = {
-        password = lib.mkForce null;
-        extraGroups = lib.mkForce [ ];
-      };
+    users.${username} = {
+      password = lib.mkForce null;
+      extraGroups = lib.mkForce [ ];
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/modules/desktop.nix b/modules/desktop.nix
index 0f5504a2..91cd7c60 100644
--- a/modules/desktop.nix
+++ b/modules/desktop.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ let
   inherit (lib) mkEnableOption mkIf;
   inherit (pkgs.xfce) thunar-volman exo;
   inherit (pkgs) glib;
+  inherit (config.modules.system) username;
 
   theme = "monokai";
   opacity = 0.95;
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ in
 
         initial_session = {
           command = "${pkgs.hyprland}/bin/Hyprland";
-          user = "user";
+          user = username;
         };
       };
     };
diff --git a/modules/system.nix b/modules/system.nix
index 12ee557c..2ccf97a3 100644
--- a/modules/system.nix
+++ b/modules/system.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,17 @@ let
   inherit (lib) mkOption;
   inherit (lib.types) str listOf;
   inherit (pkgs.nixVersions) nix_2_19;
+  inherit (cfg) username;
 
   cfg = config.modules.system;
 in
 {
   options.modules.system = {
+    username = mkOption {
+      type = str;
+      default = "user";
+    };
+
     timeZone = mkOption {
       type = str;
       default = "America/New_York";
@@ -81,13 +87,11 @@ in
     users = {
       mutableUsers = false;
 
-      users = {
-        user = {
-          isNormalUser = true;
-          uid = 1000;
-          password = "user";
-          extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
-        };
+      users.${username} = {
+        isNormalUser = true;
+        uid = 1000;
+        password = "user";
+        extraGroups = [ "wheel" "networkmanager" ];
       };
     };
 
@@ -100,11 +104,10 @@ in
         programs.man.generateCaches = true;
       }];
 
-      users = {
-        user = {
-          home.username = "user";
-          home.homeDirectory = "/home/user";
-        };
+      users.${username}.home = {
+        inherit username;
+
+        homeDirectory = "/home/${username}";
       };
     };
   };
diff --git a/specializations/gnome.nix b/specializations/gnome.nix
index 03cc3a02..d0d6f60f 100644
--- a/specializations/gnome.nix
+++ b/specializations/gnome.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
 
+let
+  inherit (config.modules.system) username;
+in
 {
   services.xserver = {
     enable = true;
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@
 
       autoLogin = {
         enable = true;
-        user = "user";
+        user = username;
       };
     };
 
diff --git a/specializations/plasma.nix b/specializations/plasma.nix
index b1261f09..f52a4539 100644
--- a/specializations/plasma.nix
+++ b/specializations/plasma.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
 
+let
+  inherit (config.modules.system) username;
+in
 {
   services.xserver = {
     enable = true;
@@ -9,7 +12,7 @@
 
       autoLogin = {
         enable = true;
-        user = "user";
+        user = username;
       };
     };