diff --git a/nixos/modules/private-storage.nix b/nixos/modules/private-storage.nix
index f9521e44455bac9b751b7cd55ff748c1d3704e5a..fd64d76025d3c265ffe6dce3cc8132bdac0c5685 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/private-storage.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/private-storage.nix
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ in
       # Tahoe nixos module brings along a single socket for the web api.
       # That's for the other storage node though.  Turn off the integration
       # with this one.
-      systemd.services."tahoe.ro-storage".unitConfig.Requires = [];
+      systemd.services."tahoe.ro-storage".unitConfig.Requires = lib.mkForce [];
 
       services.tahoe.nodes."${storage-node-name}" =
         { package = cfg.tahoe.package;