diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
index f826096bf608..5b9065dec3c5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/nextcloud.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ let
     cd ${cfg.package}
     sudo=exec
     if [[ "$USER" != nextcloud ]]; then
-      sudo='exec /run/wrappers/bin/sudo -u nextcloud --preserve-env=NEXTCLOUD_CONFIG_DIR'
+      sudo='exec /run/wrappers/bin/sudo -u nextcloud --preserve-env=NEXTCLOUD_CONFIG_DIR --preserve-env=OC_PASS'
     fi
     export NEXTCLOUD_CONFIG_DIR="${cfg.home}/config"
     $sudo \