diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/couchpotato.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/couchpotato.nix
index 70aa895f76d..528af486b41 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/couchpotato.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/couchpotato.nix
@@ -19,16 +19,11 @@ in
       after = [ "network.target" ];
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
 
-      preStart = ''
-        mkdir -p /var/lib/couchpotato
-        chown -R couchpotato:couchpotato /var/lib/couchpotato
-      '';
-
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "simple";
         User = "couchpotato";
         Group = "couchpotato";
-        PermissionsStartOnly = "true";
+        StateDirectory = "couchpotato";
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.couchpotato}/bin/couchpotato";
         Restart = "on-failure";
       };