diff --git a/modules/services/calibre.nix b/modules/services/calibre.nix
index 8a72a24..21c9707 100644
--- a/modules/services/calibre.nix
+++ b/modules/services/calibre.nix
@@ -48,18 +48,20 @@ in {
     }];
 
     # Create directory and set permissions
-    system.activationScripts.calibreLibrary.text = ''
-      if [ ! -d "${libraryPath}" ]; then
-          $DRY_RUN_CMD mkdir --parents $VERBOSE_ARG ${libraryPath}
-      fi
-      if [ ! "$(stat -c "%G" ${libraryPath})" = "calibre-web" ]; then
-          $DRY_RUN_CMD chown $VERBOSE_ARG -R calibre-web:calibre-web ${libraryPath}
-      fi
-      if [ ! "$(stat -c "%a" ${libraryPath})" = "775" ]; then
-          $DRY_RUN_CMD chmod $VERBOSE_ARG 0775 ${libraryPath}
-          $DRY_RUN_CMD chmod $VERBOSE_ARG -R 0640 ${libraryPath}/*
-      fi
-    '';
+    systemd.services.calibre-library = {
+      requiredBy = [ "calibre-web.service" ];
+      before = [ "calibre-web.service" ];
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "oneshot";
+        User = "root";
+      };
+      script = ''
+        mkdir --parents ${libraryPath}
+        chown -R calibre-web:calibre-web ${libraryPath}
+        chmod 0775 ${libraryPath}
+        chmod -R 0640 ${libraryPath}/*
+      '';
+    };
 
   };