diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 14afe6a..81f0adc 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ func rootCmdRun(*cobra.Command, []string) {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	if err := c.WriteToDisk(); err != nil {
+	/*if err := c.WriteToDisk(); err != nil {
 		zap.S().Errorw("failed to save configuration to disk", zap.Error(errors.WithStack(err)))
-	}
+	}*/
 
 	// Just for some nice log output.
 	for _, s := range server.GetServers().All() {
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 3b5f47c..910f06a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -291,7 +291,8 @@ func (c *Configuration) setSystemUser(u *user.User) error {
 	c.System.User.Uid = uid
 	c.System.User.Gid = gid
 
-	return c.WriteToDisk()
+	// return c.WriteToDisk()
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Ensures that the configured data directory has the correct permissions assigned to