diff --git a/services/borg-backup.nix b/services/borg-backup.nix
index af4f4f6..6c4e132 100644
--- a/services/borg-backup.nix
+++ b/services/borg-backup.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ in {
       environment.BORG_RSH = "ssh -i /root/borgbackup/ssh_key";
       extraCreateArgs = "--stats --list";
       extraPruneArgs = "--stats --list";
+      doInit = true;
       compression = "auto,zstd";
       startAt = "daily";
       prune.keep = {