diff --git a/modules/services/deluge.nix b/modules/services/deluge.nix
index 21f0b66..203514c 100644
--- a/modules/services/deluge.nix
+++ b/modules/services/deluge.nix
@@ -182,16 +182,16 @@ in
       }
     ];
 
-    systemd.services.deluged.serviceConfig.UMask = lib.mkForce "0027";
-    systemd.services.deluged.serviceConfig.Group = lib.mkForce "media";
+    # We want deluge to create files in the media group and to make those files group readable.
     users.users.deluge = {
       extraGroups = [ "media" ];
     };
+    systemd.services.deluged.serviceConfig.Group = lib.mkForce "media";
+    systemd.services.deluged.serviceConfig.UMask = lib.mkForce "0027";
 
-    users.groups.deluge = {
-      members = [ "backup" ];
-    };
-
+    # We backup the whole deluge directory and set permissions for the backup user accordingly.
+    users.groups.deluge.members = [ "backup" ];
+    users.groups.media.members = [ "backup" ];
     shb.backup.instances.deluge = {
       sourceDirectories = [
         config.services.deluge.dataDir